Chapter 267: Lin Yuan, the Unrivaled
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In the Seventh Heaven, all was silent.
The battle between the innumerable Supreme Sage Kings, whether they were born in the Three Thousand Dao States Era or the prehistoric era, came to a sudden halt.
Unconsciously, they turned their gazes towards the figure that had just torn through the barrier between the Seventh and Eighth Heavens with absolute dominance and sheer power.
There were two ways to ascend through the Nine Heavens of the Spirit Realm.
One was to use the fixed entrance between each Heaven, allowing entry to the next.
However, these entrances were fraught with trials and tribulations, such as the Endless Wind Tribulation and the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation.
The second method was to bypass the fixed entrances and directly tear through the barriers between the Heavens, ascending to greater heights.
However...
These barriers were not easily breached.
Even for a Supreme Sage King, tearing through the barrier between the First and Second Heavens would require great effort, far less convenient than simply using the designated entrances.
Moreover, the barriers became increasingly sturdy with each Heaven. While a typical Supreme Sage King could force their way through the First and Second Heavens with some effort...
...piercing the barrier between the Second and Third Heavens would demand their utmost.
As for the barrier to the Fourth Heaven? It was beyond the reach of an ordinary Supreme Sage King.
In this Ascension War, the Open Heaven Sage Kings and the Supreme Sage Kings of the Three Thousand Dao States Era chose to ascend through the entrance to the Eighth Heaven.
This was the simplest method. Forcing their way through the barrier between the Seventh and Eighth Heavens, even with the combined efforts of over twenty Open Heaven Sage Kings and Supreme Sage Kings, would be challenging.
While it was possible, it would take several days and nights. By then, the prehistoric Supreme Sage Kings in the Eighth Heaven would surely notice and be waiting for them, making it no different from engaging in battle at the entrance.
It would take the combined might of over twenty Open Heaven Sage Kings and Supreme Sage Kings several days and nights to barely tear through the barrier between the Seventh and Eighth Heavens.
As for the barrier between the Sixth and Seventh Heavens, though not as sturdy as the former, it would still require the concerted effort of over twenty Supreme Sage Kings, pushing them to their limits for half a day or even a full day, to have any hope of success.
But just now...
How long did that suddenly appearing figure take to tear through the barrier between the Sixth and Seventh Heavens? A single breath? A mere moment?
Moreover, it seemed that this figure had not just torn through the barrier between the Sixth and Seventh Heavens, but also the barriers of the Five Great Heavens below, without pausing for even an instant.
Such power was terrifying. Even the Open Heaven Sage Kings and the Supreme Sage Kings among the strongest of the Supreme Sage Kings felt their hearts tremble at this display.
Additionally, when that figure appeared, an invisible and terrifying aura-domain enveloped a tenth of the Seventh Heaven, encompassing all the Supreme Sage Kings present.
Compared to the shock of the other Supreme Sage Kings, Ling Xu Sage King was nearly suffocating. Just by being in proximity to that figure, the high-level transformative power within his body had fallen silent, not to mention the other six ordinary transformative powers.
"Who... who are you?"
"Which era's powerhouse are you?"
Ling Xu Sage King's voice trembled as he asked. As a prehistoric Supreme Sage King, he knew that the Spirit Realm had gone through countless eras over the millennia.
The prehistoric era? The Three Thousand Dao States Era was merely one of the two most recent eras.
Before these two, there were even more ancient and unfathomable eras.
"Who am I?"
"Didn't you just ambush me?"
Lin Yuan glanced at Ling Xu Sage King, his tone calm.
The Grand Dao Prime Spirit had turned to nothingness under Ling Xu Sage King's Triple Realm Great Destruction Power, partly due to Lin Yuan willingly dispersing it, but mostly because of Ling Xu Sage King's power.
In the moment the Grand Dao Prime Spirit was ambushed, Lin Yuan's true self left the Martial Temple and entered the Nine Heavens, piercing through wonders, anomalies, and Heaven barriers, arriving at this place, following the principle that a straight line was the shortest distance between two points.
"Ambush you?"
Ling Xu Sage King was taken aback.
Then, an incredulous look appeared on his face.
Was that Martial Ancestor from earlier him? Ling Xu Sage King found it hard to believe. The Martial Ancestor was indeed powerful, almost surpassing even the Open Heaven Sage Kings and Supreme Sage Kings.
But that was the extent of it.
In a one-on-one battle, even without ambushing, Ling Xu Sage King was confident he could suppress the Martial Ancestor.
The reason for the ambush was to quickly end the fight and eliminate the Martial Ancestor as an unpredictable factor.
For Ling Xu Sage King, who had lived through countless ages, the notion of ambushing was inconsequential.
The other Supreme Sage Kings were also closely observing Lin Yuan.
They couldn't help but be alarmed by Lin Yuan's dramatic appearance. Even the Heaven barriers seemed like thin paper before him.
It was simply inconceivable.
"Martial Ancestor, is he the Martial Ancestor?"
"Impossible... No, wait, their auras are similar. They could be the same person."
Many of the Supreme Sage Kings, especially those from the Three Thousand Dao States Era, were initially dumbfounded. But as they sensed the aura more carefully, they vaguely realized that the Martial Ancestor, with whom they had a good relationship, did share similarities in aura with the figure before them.
This similarity was one of essence—the mastery of the same transformative powers and that vast and mighty power akin to the world force of the Spirit Realm.
The difference was that the previous Martial Ancestor had control over a world force that, if it were a lower realm's dao state,
the current Martial Ancestor's casually released strand of world force would be akin to the vast Three Thousand Dao States.
"Impossible! How could you be so powerful? Even if it's an avatar, the gap between the avatar and the main body shouldn't be this vast!"
Ling Xu Sage King muttered, voicing the doubts of all the Supreme Sage Kings.
The power gap between the two Martial Ancestors was too vast. Even knowing that such a powerful being would not stoop to deception, Ling Xu Sage King still found it hard to believe.
"That's not something you need to know."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Normally, Lin Yuan's Grand Dao Prime Spirit was not much weaker than his true self.
However, the mysterious gourd had brought a tenfold increase to his true self's inner world and physical body.
What did a tenfold increase mean? The inner world had expanded from 680,000 li to 7,000,000 li in radius, resulting in a hundredfold or even thousandfold increase in world force. It was this vast inner world that allowed Lin Yuan to crush his way into the Seventh Heaven.
Of course, aside from his physical body and inner world, the 'Reinforcement' ability that Lin Yuan possessed also widened the gap between his true self and the Grand Dao Prime Spirit.
'Reinforcement' was a physical body ability that could also enhance the soul, spirit, and will. However, its foundation lay in the physical body, and the Grand Dao Prime Spirit, being only a spirit entity, could not utilize this ability.
However, the 'Reinforcement' ability had side effects, and Lin Yuan would not use this trump card unless absolutely necessary.
Ling Xu Sage King's physical body was instantly reduced to dust. The high-level transformative power, the power of destruction, condensed into a spherical shape and fell into Lin Yuan's hand.
Lin Yuan also absorbed the other six ordinary transformative powers into his body.
He highly valued these transformative powers, especially the high-level ones, as they would metamorphose into high-level cosmic powers when brought back to the Main World, greatly benefiting his Ninth Stage path.
Whoosh!
After Ling Xu Sage King's physical body was pulverized, a phantom soul entity fled, escaping towards the entrance to the Eighth Heaven. As a supreme sage king in the Immortal Cultivation system, most of his abilities were soul-based. In battles between supreme sage kings, death was rare because they could simply abandon their physical bodies and escape as soul entities.
As long as they were willing to flee as souls, they could usually get away.
"Too terrifying!" Ling Xu Sage King's soul entity trembled. He had nearly failed to escape with his soul during the crushing pressure of the world force.
"This Martial Ancestor definitely has an extraordinary background. He must be one of those formidable beings from the earliest epochs," Ling Xu Sage King's soul entity tore through the void, fleeing towards the entrance to the Eighth Heaven.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Lin Yuan vanished from his original spot.
The next moment, a hand reached out beside Ling Xu Sage King's soul entity.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
Ling Xu Sage King's soul entity let out a sharp scream. Lin Yuan grabbed it, performed a soul search, and then refined it into the purest soul power.
Eighth Heaven.
In a winding palace, within a side hall.
A man who looked identical to Ling Xu Sage King opened his eyes.
As a supreme sage king who had lived through the prehistoric era, Ling Xu Sage King had many means of preserving his life. Even if his original body perished, he could still 'revive' in this spare body that he had prepared long ago.
However, at this moment, Ling Xu Sage King did not feel any joy at his revival. His eyes were filled with worry and unease.
"That Martial Ancestor is too frightening. I've cultivated the power of destruction to the Third Level, along with six other ordinary transformative powers, also at the Third Level. But in front of that Martial Ancestor, I couldn't even struggle," Ling Xu Sage King said, his voice filled with fear.
He was truly terrified. In all his long years, from the prehistoric era to the present, he had finally sensed the breath of death—a complete and utter death.
"With the Martial Ancestor's strength, he will likely enter the Eighth Heaven soon," Ling Xu Sage King took a deep breath and calmed himself. "I must inform Sage Kings Chaos and the others about this matter."
In the prehistoric era, Ling Xu Sage King was one of the most outstanding Supreme Sage Kings, but he was not the strongest.
The true mightiest sage kings of that era were the Chaos Sage Kings, who had led Ling Xu Sage King and the others to conquer the Eighth Heaven.
These Supreme Sage Kings had mastered several high-level transformative powers and cultivated them to the Third Level, making their strength immeasurable.
Of course...
In Ling Xu Sage King's opinion, even if you combined all the strongest sage kings among the Chaos Sage Kings, they would still be far from a match for that Martial Ancestor.
At least in front of the Chaos Sage Kings, he could put up some resistance. But in the face of the Martial Ancestor, he didn't even dare to have the thought of fighting back.
However, Ling Xu Sage King was currently helpless. With the Martial Ancestor's imminent entry into the Eighth Heaven, his only hope lay in the Chaos Sage Kings.
"Sage King Chaos has been researching the Ninth Heaven for so many years. Perhaps he has realized some kind of killer move that can stop that Martial Ancestor," Ling Xu Sage King thought.
Having experienced the Martial Ancestor's strength, he did not dare to hope that the Chaos Sage Kings could defeat or even repel him. If they could barely hold him off, it would be a blessing.
After searching Ling Xu Sage King's soul, Lin Yuan learned many secrets about the Eighth Heaven and the prehistoric era.
"So, the group of Supreme Sage Kings from the prehistoric era, led by Sage King Chaos, had realized four high-level transformative powers and cultivated them all to the Third Level."
"After the end of the prehistoric era, Sage King Chaos led a group of Supreme Sage Kings to ascend to the Eighth Heaven, where they have been trying to reach the Ninth Heaven ever since. But they haven't succeeded even until now."
Lin Yuan pondered this new information.
Sage King Chaos had realized four high-level transformative powers and cultivated them all to the Third Level. In this aspect, Lin Yuan was inferior.
Although Lin Yuan had also realized four high-level transformative powers, they were all at the First Level.
However, Lin Yuan also possessed a 7,000,000 li (approximately 1,750,000 miles)
internal world, and with this vast internal world, he did not view Sage King Chaos as a threat.
"It's been so long, and they still haven't managed to reach the Ninth Heaven?" Lin Yuan was quite interested in Sage King Chaos, as he estimated that there were one or two transformative powers that Sage King Chaos had realized, which he himself had not.
"What about them?"
Lin Yuan's gaze shifted towards the battlefield, looking at the other Supreme Sage Kings.
"Run!"
"Hurry back to the Eighth Heaven!"
The Supreme Sage Kings from the prehistoric era did not hesitate to flee towards the entrance to the Eighth Heaven.
This was no time for jokes.
If they didn't escape now, they would end up like Ling Xu Sage King. Although they didn't know Lin Yuan's exact strength, just his display of power in killing Ling Xu Sage King was far beyond what they could handle.
As for joining forces to resist...
When the gap in strength reached a certain point, numerical superiority no longer mattered, unless they were using the 'swarm tactics' of the Main World.
Otherwise, dozens of Supreme Sage Kings would be like toys to Lin Yuan, easily manipulated.
Lin Yuan did not stop the mass escape of the Supreme Sage Kings.
There was no need, as the Eighth Heaven was right above them. Where could they possibly escape to?
In an instant.
The Seventh Heaven was left with only Lin Yuan and the over twenty Sage Kings, including Open Heaven Sage King and Supreme Sage King.
"Martial Ancestor."
After a while, Open Heaven Sage King mustered his courage and approached Lin Yuan, cautiously speaking.
"Open Heaven," Lin Yuan smiled slightly and voluntarily restrained his aura, casually greeting him.
In the past three hundred years, Lin Yuan had gotten along quite well with Open Heaven Sage King, Supreme Sage King, and the other Supreme Sage Kings. At this moment, he did not intend to intimidate them with his strength.
Lin Yuan's response put Open Heaven Sage King at ease, at least Lin Yuan's greeting indicated that he considered him an ally.
He didn't need to be as fearful as the Supreme Sage Kings from the prehistoric era.
"Martial Ancestor, what kind of transformative power have you mastered?" Supreme Sage King couldn't help but ask, driven by curiosity.
Lin Yuan's display of power had been too frightening. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't displayed certain characteristics rumored to be above the level of a sage king, they would have thought that Lin Yuan had already taken that step.
"What kind of transformative power?"
Lin Yuan shook his head, "I suppose it could be called 'World Force'?"
The World Force nurtured by the internal world was a power completely different from transformative power and cosmic power. It was a power that could be mastered by cultivating an internal world.
There was no need to realize it; as long as one cultivated an internal world, they could master this power.
(End of Chapter)
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