Chapter 324: Endless Enlightenment
Chapter 324: Endless Enlightenment (Seeking Subscription)
"Elder Dragon Mountain, we are willing to submit."
"Yes, we are willing to offer our divine sparks. As long as Elder Dragon Mountain spares our lives, we will heed your every command from now on."
"Please, Elder Dragon Mountain, have mercy."
After witnessing the complete annihilation of countless True Gods and even Main Gods, the surviving deities immediately began to plead for mercy.
Even the gods who had lived for eons trembled with fear when faced with the threat of death.
Compared to total obliteration, surrendering their divine sparks wasn't an unacceptable proposition, especially considering Lin Yuan's displayed strength, which clearly surpassed that of a Main God, reaching the level of a Supreme God.
Begging for mercy from a Supreme God wasn't a disgrace.
"You are willing to submit?" Lin Yuan asked, his expression calm and unmoved.
If Lin Yuan had just entered the Ocean of Light and intended to negotiate with the gods, he might have considered their pleas and accepted their offer to surrender their divine sparks.
In that case, Lin Yuan might have shown mercy and spared them.
But now? After taking action and slaughtering countless True Gods and Main Gods, it would be redundant to accept their submission.
After all, Lin Yuan had only been in this universe for 1,110 years. If these Main Gods submitted now, they would undoubtedly do so reluctantly and with resentment.
Once Lin Yuan returned to his main world, who knew what these Main Gods might do in his absence?
Therefore—
With the idea of cutting the grass and rooting out the trouble, Lin Yuan had decided to leave no room for compromise once he started taking action.
Offer their divine sparks willingly?
Even if they didn't, Lin Yuan could take them by force.
And in doing so, he would gain access to their vast divine nations, filled with abundant energy, which he could use to enhance his source essence.
The choice was clear to Lin Yuan.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The terrifying energy reverberated through the layers of space within the Ocean of Light.
All the True Gods within had been utterly annihilated, not even the oldest among them could withstand such overwhelming power.
Only eight Main Gods remained.
Even so, these eight Main Gods had paid a heavy price, their auras greatly weakened.
In fact, less than ten breaths had passed since Lin Yuan began his assault.
"Open!"
The Light Main God burned with divine power, finally unlocking the spatial blockade of the Ocean of Light.
"Run!"
"Hurry and escape!"
The remaining eight Main Gods dared not hesitate for a moment. They immediately occupied deeper layers of space, swiftly moving away from the Ocean of Light.
Lin Yuan stood in his original spot, his eyes deep and inscrutable.
Main Gods were the 'favorites' of this universe, and their Main God sparks contained a portion of the 'authority' of this universe.
With the Main Gods doing their utmost to flee, even if Lin Yuan created a billion and two million layers of space, it would be difficult to stop them in a short period.
After all, in essence, Lin Yuan and a Level 9 Main God were still on the same level of existence; Lin Yuan simply had slightly more 'foundation'.
As long as they were in this universe, the Main Gods' escape abilities far surpassed those of normal peak Level 9 beings.
Initially, Lin Yuan hadn't expected to be able to kill so many Main Gods in one go during this incursion into the Ocean of Light.
His goal had been to eliminate all the True Gods, and then chase down and deal with the remaining Main Gods one by one.
The Main Gods' escape abilities were indeed formidable, but if he persisted, once he occupied more, deeper, and wider layers of space, these Main Gods would still be like birds in a cage, at his mercy.
However, what Lin Yuan hadn't anticipated was how cooperative the Light Main God would be. By voluntarily sealing off the Ocean of Light, he had turned this dwelling place of the gods into a prison, giving Lin Yuan the opportunity to directly deal with sixteen Main Gods.
Before Lin Yuan's arrival, the most powerful beings in this universe were the Main Gods, and the various killing techniques within the Ocean of Light were also targeted at them.
The original purpose of sealing off the spatial layers of the Ocean of Light had been to temporarily trap the other Main Gods.
Who would have thought that it would now become the death warrant for all the Main Gods?
In fact, given the opportunity that had just presented itself, with Lin Yuan's strength, if he went all out, both True Gods and Main Gods would have been completely destroyed within five breaths.
However, the power of such an all-out attack would have been too terrifying, and Lin Yuan had been concerned about damaging the divine sparks within the True Gods and Main Gods.
Divine sparks were not indestructible, and Lin Yuan could easily crush a demi-god spark if he wished.
While a True God spark might be infinitely more durable than a demi-god spark, it still wouldn't be able to withstand Lin Yuan's full power. As for a Main God spark? Perhaps it could endure, or perhaps not.
But Lin Yuan didn't want to take that chance.
After all, each divine spark and Main God spark was a shortcut for Lin Yuan, and their value far exceeded that of the True Gods and Main Gods themselves.
So, when he had made his move, Lin Yuan had been extremely careful, meticulously controlling the force of his attacks to avoid damaging any divine sparks or Main God sparks.
"The Main God spark of the God of Divination?"
Lin Yuan raised his right hand, and a bright white Main God spark slowly floated up. It belonged to the God of Divination, one of the twenty-four Main Gods.
During the initial wave of Lin Yuan's assault, the God of Divination had been the first Main God to fall, not because his survival abilities were the weakest.
In fact, among the twenty-four Main Gods, the God of Divination's survival abilities could be ranked in the top three.
The reason for his swift demise was that he had suffered backlash from the Myriad Worlds Gate, causing his strength to diminish to less than a tenth of its original power.
Given the God of Divination's personality, he should have hidden within his divine nation after receiving such a heavy injury.
But the opportunity related to a Supreme God was simply too tempting. Even knowing that he was badly wounded, the God of Divination still wanted to take a chance.
What if?
What if he was lucky enough to obtain the Supreme God opportunity?
And so, with this thought in mind, the God of Divination became the first Main God to fall.
"The Main God spark of the God of Time?"
Lin Yuan carefully examined the bright white crystal in his hand.
During the confrontation with the Main Gods, Lin Yuan had been especially cautious. As soon as a Main God's body was completely obliterated, he immediately protected the falling Main God spark.
"It's cracked in some places."
After observing it for a while, Lin Yuan noticed the cracks on the surface of the spark.
It was these cracks that had caused the God of Divination's strength to diminish significantly, causing him to only withstand the initial waves of Lin Yuan's assault before ultimately perishing.
"These cracks should be due to the backlash from the Myriad Worlds Gate," Lin Yuan thought to himself, realizing that the cracks had appeared some time ago.
"The impact shouldn't be too severe."
Lin Yuan stared at the Time Main God spark, and through this 'key', he vaguely glimpsed the essence of the vast and mysterious time rules of this universe.
"I'll contemplate it later."
Lin Yuan's thoughts converged, and he carefully stored the Time Main God spark within his internal world.
During this process, Lin Yuan also glanced at the small mountain beside him.
It was composed of countless True God sparks—essentially all the True Gods that had existed in the Ocean of Light for billions and billions of years.
To be precise, all their sparks were here.
"Myriad rules..." Lin Yuan's eyes gleamed with a hint of fervor as he gazed at the small mountain-like pile of True God sparks, and countless insights began to flood his mind.
"Endure, endure.
"What about the last eight Main Gods?" Lin Yuan asked, looking towards the other layers of space.
From the moment he took action, Lin Yuan had imprinted a mark on all the Main Gods, allowing him to sense their whereabouts no matter where they fled.
In fact, he didn't even need the marks; he could easily locate the Main Gods by locking onto the threads of causality that connected them.
Lin Yuan could directly target the Main Gods, creating the strongest causality between them, which would be like a beacon to any powerful beings skilled in the rules of causality.
"Let them run for now. I'll deal with the True Gods in the Dark Abyss first."
Lin Yuan tore through the layers of space and stepped into the layer where the Dark Abyss was located.
This world was only so big, and those eight Main Gods wouldn't be able to escape beyond its boundaries no matter how hard they tried.
Main Gods held authority over the world, but they were also bound to it. If they tried to leave, their Main God sparks would disintegrate.
And somewhere else in this world, a new Main God spark would condense and take form.
This was the reason why there had always been exactly twenty-four Main Gods in this world's history—no more, no less.
Even if a Main God mysteriously disappeared from time to time, a new Main God spark would always emerge within the boundaries of this world.
This was also why Lin Yuan allowed the eight Main Gods to flee.
Firstly, it would be troublesome to stop them, and he might not even succeed. If he used too much force, he risked damaging their Main God sparks.
Secondly, the Main God he wanted most wouldn't leave this world.
In a deeper layer of space.
The Dark Main God fled with fear and anxiety filling his heart.
"I shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. That opportunity related to a Supreme God was all nonsense!" The Dark Main God's mind still trembled with fear.
What he had witnessed in the Ocean of Light had terrified him. His supposedly indestructible body had been so fragile in front of Elder Dragon Mountain?
The Dark Main God felt that if the Light Main God had sealed off the Ocean of Light just twenty or thirty breaths later, he might have ended up like those True Gods, annihilated within the Ocean of Light.
"Terrifying, too terrifying."
The Dark Main God's scalp tingled with fear. "But I've already fled to such a deep layer of space, and I'm constantly moving. It won't be easy for Elder Dragon Mountain to find me."
"Hmm?"
"The True Gods in the Dark Abyss are being slaughtered by Elder Dragon Mountain, and they're calling out to me for help?" The Dark Main God sensed something and his heart stirred.
As the second Main God to be born in this universe, the Dark Main God had created the Dark Abyss and shared an unbreakable connection with it. He could sense the pleas of the countless True Gods within.
But at this moment—
"I can barely protect myself. How can I help you?" the Dark Main God thought to himself. "You can call out to me for help, but who can I call out to?"
The Dark Main God felt a sense of helplessness.
Since becoming a Main God, he had never experienced such a desperate escape. Even in his long rivalry with the Light Main God, he had never felt as hopeless as he did now.
Moments later.
Lin Yuan left the Dark Abyss.
"It's your turn."
Lin Yuan looked towards another layer of space where one of the fleeing Main Gods was located.
"Seven-Colored Dragon God?"
Lin Yuan's figure disappeared again as he gave chase.
Deep within the layers of space.
A seven-colored dragon, millions of zhang long, was frantically fleeing.
With each movement of its dragon body, it crossed countless layers of space.
Just then.
The layer of space where the million-zhang-long seven-colored dragon was located was instantly occupied, and a figure appeared before it—Lin Yuan.
"Elder Dragon Mountain."
The Seven-Colored Dragon God felt a sense of despair. "How can you be so fast?"
As the main god of the Seven-Colored Dragon Clan, the Seven-Colored Dragon God was skilled in manipulating space, but he never expected Lin Yuan to catch up so quickly.
"Do you have any last words?" Lin Yuan asked calmly.
In reality, he was taking the opportunity to occupy more layers of space. Battles between ninth-level beings were essentially chases through countless layers of space.
No matter how many layers Lin Yuan created, he had to fully occupy them to gain an absolute advantage.
Until then, a Main God like the Seven-Colored Dragon God, skilled in spatial manipulation, would have a chance to escape.
"Elder Dragon Mountain, I can sense the blood of my Seven-Colored Dragon Clan flowing within you," the Seven-Colored Dragon God said, looking at Lin Yuan. "In a way, we are family."
The Seven-Colored Dragon God was trying to build a connection with Lin Yuan.
At this moment, he was willing to do anything to survive.
"Family?"
Lin Yuan smiled faintly. The Seven-Colored Dragon God hadn't mentioned family when he was asked to hand over the opportunity related to the Supreme God, but now that he was facing death, he brought it up?
"I can see that you're trying to move through the gaps between the layers of space to reach even deeper areas," Lin Yuan said directly.
He was taking the opportunity to occupy more layers of space, and the Seven-Colored Dragon God wasn't just sitting idle, trying his best to survive.
In terms of direct combat, the Seven-Colored Dragon God knew that he had no chance against Lin Yuan, given the power he had displayed in the Ocean of Light.
So, he wanted to rely on his innate talent to instantly shift through the layers of space.
However, his plan was obvious to Lin Yuan.
Having occupied one billion and two thousand layers of space, Lin Yuan's perception of the subtle aspects of space had reached a terrifying level.
"Die."
Moments later, Lin Yuan had occupied one billion and twenty million layers of space. With a slight movement of his mind, a formidable force crushed down on the Seven-Colored Dragon God.
"No."
The Seven-Colored Dragon God watched helplessly as this unfolded. He tried to escape further into the depths of space, but he couldn't. The surrounding space was completely locked down.
"So, I will truly perish one day? To fall at the hands of a power akin to a Supreme God, I suppose it's worth it." The Seven-Colored Dragon God's body dissipated, and a Main God spark radiating seven-colored light fell into Lin Yuan's hand.
At the same time, in the vast human realm, all the demi-gods turned their eyes to the sky.
The once starry sky, filled with countless shining stars, had now dimmed, with only five or six massive stars, symbolizing the Main Gods, still twinkling.
But it was clear that these remaining stars wouldn't last long either, and soon, two more fell.
All the beings in the human realm, countless lives, fell into a terrified silence as they witnessed this unprecedented, earth-shattering event.
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