Chapter 362: The Cycle of Life and Death Continues

Chapter 362: The Cycle of Life and Death Continues (End of Chapter)

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The commotion caused by Chi Qiu Star Master's successful breakthrough immediately caught the attention of numerous powerful beings on the main star.

The various peak masters were the first to sense it and quickly made their way towards Chi Qiu Star Master's location.

The Chi Qiu bloodline had a total of thirteen peak masters, with the Grand Peak Master and the thirteen peak masters presiding over other star domains.

Only eleven peak masters remained on the main star.

At this moment, as Chi Qiu Star Master's powerful aura spread, the ten peak masters quickly drew near.

"Master," they exclaimed.

"Have you broken through, Master?"

"Congratulations, Master, on reaching the Ninth Tier!"

One by one, the peak masters offered their congratulations to Chi Qiu Star Master, who stood there with his hands behind his back and his eyes closed.

As disciples of Chi Qiu Star Master, they would naturally benefit greatly from their master's increasing strength.

In human civilization, the bond between master and disciple was often closer than that of family, as those who became masters and disciples typically shared similar life stages.

They could journey together through the long years.

But when it came to family, how many of those Tenth Tier and Eleventh Tier evolvers' kin were still alive?

Even the kin of the most powerful beings had mostly perished, for even though the peak beings could reverse the flow and resurrect past lives, if death occurred due to the limit of one's lifespan, resurrection would only result in another death when that lifespan was reached again.

To achieve eternity, one had to become a Twelfth Tier life, transcending the river of time.

"You're here," Chi Qiu Star Master said, glancing at the gathered peak masters and nodding slightly.

A storm was raging within his heart at that moment, for he had just connected his consciousness to the virtual world, receiving a flood of information that had occurred over the past hundred years.

The most dazzling piece of news, of course, was about Galaxy Star Master.

Within the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, Galaxy Star Master had unleashed a slaughter, forcing nearly ten thousand Ninth Tier aliens from the major opposing peak races of human civilization to perish within the secret realm under his might.

After that, a few years ago, he had stepped into the Tenth Tier, standing at the pinnacle just below the peak beings.

"That disciple of mine..." Chi Qiu Star Master remained silent.

Initially, he had merely suggested that Lin Yuan explore the opening of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm to see if he could uncover any connection between the Xuan Huang evolution path and the secret realm itself.

He never expected Lin Yuan to create such a huge stir.

When Chi Qiu Star Master had entered the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, he had been cautious, as an Eighth Tier undefeatable, he belonged to the bottom tier of the secret realm.

But Lin Yuan's performance in the Xuan Huang Secret Realm had been overwhelmingly dominant. Even those haughty special Ninth Tiers had no choice but to flee for their lives, for if they were slow, death would be their fate.

As for Lin Yuan's entry into the Tenth Tier, Chi Qiu Star Master's feelings were complex, but he also felt a sense of relief.

When Lin Yuan had reached the Ninth Tier, Chi Qiu Star Master had been an Eighth Tier undefeatable, with the hope of breaking through to the Ninth Tier and becoming an evolver of the same tier as his junior disciple.

This was also the reason why Chi Qiu Star Master had secluded himself for over a hundred years.

If it weren't for Lin Yuan's stimulus, Chi Qiu Star Master might have continued to cultivate for several thousand years.

He would have waited until he naturally reached his peak before considering the Ninth Tier breakthrough.

After all, as a Star Sea You Kun with a peak bloodline, Chi Qiu Star Master had a much longer lifespan than most evolvers of the same tier.

But now?

Lin Yuan had entered the Tenth Tier.

Chi Qiu Star Master actually felt relieved, for the Tenth Tier was not something he could achieve by simply secluding himself.

Even with the immense benefits of a Star Sea You Kun's cultivation at the Ninth Tier, which made it much easier for them as darlings of spatial origin to create countless spatial layers, it would still take an incalculable amount of time to complete the Ninth Tier and create millions of spatial layers.

Without a hundred thousand years, it was not even worth considering.

And that was assuming everything went smoothly.

If there were setbacks and bottlenecks along the way, the timeline would be pushed back even further.

Chi Qiu Star Master's thoughts swirled, and for a moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

When the gap was small, there was a desire to catch up.

But when the gap became a chasm, Chi Qiu Star Master let go of such thoughts entirely.

"Master, Little Junior Disciple, he... he has entered the Tenth Tier!" The Tenth Peak Master quickly shared the good news with Chi Qiu Star Master.

"Mhm."

"I know," Chi Qiu Star Master acknowledged, glancing at the Tenth Peak Master. "From now on, all of you should learn from Thirteenth."

Upon hearing this, the ten peak masters looked at each other.

Learn from Little Junior Disciple?

What could they possibly learn from him?

Deep within the universe, in a secret realm...

Ta Ba Ke Ancient God sat cross-legged, his terrifying aura affecting the time and space around him.

"That little brat, Galaxy Star Master, has reached the Tenth Tier?" Ta Ba Ke Ancient God had just ended a brief seclusion when he received this news from human civilization.

"Ta Ba Ke," a powerful consciousness descended, forming a massive shadow—it was Si Chen Ancient God.

"Back then, I told you to return that friend of Galaxy Star Master, and now, look what's happened. Not only did you gain nothing, but you've also offended Galaxy Star Master," Si Chen Ancient God shook his head as he spoke.

"If he's offended, then so be it," Ta Ba Ke Ancient God replied nonchalantly.

With the talent and aptitude Galaxy Star Master had displayed, it was only natural for him to reach the Tenth Tier.

Ta Ba Ke Ancient God wasn't worried about this at all. Even if Galaxy Star Master reached the Eleventh Tier in the future, what could he do?

As an Ancient God standing at the pinnacle of the Eleventh Tier, unless Galaxy Star Master became a peak being, he posed no threat to him.

But was it that easy to become a peak being?

"Galaxy Star Master might not care, but what about that Eleventh Tier evolver from human civilization who has comprehended the time rule? Do you think he doesn't care?" Si Chen Ancient God continued.

"That human evolver has a high chance of becoming a peak being. When that happens, human civilization will have their tenth peak being, and the situation among the major powers in the universe will be greatly affected."

"Now, do you still not care?"

Si Chen Ancient God's words hung in the air.

A few years ago, the phenomenon that had attracted the attention of the Chaos Void origin had been caused by a human, as revealed by one of the alien peak beings.

"The Tenth Tier has comprehended the time rule." Ta Ba Ke Ancient God fell silent.

Galaxy Star Master might not care about this, after all, no matter how extraordinary one's talent was, it didn't offer much direct help in the pursuit of the ultimate peak.

But a Tenth Tier understanding the time rule? This could provide significant benefits in the pursuit of the ultimate, allowing one to withstand the infusion of Chaos Void origin more times than a normal Eleventh Tier pinnacle being.

One's inner world would gain tremendous advantages, and the eventual leap to the ultimate, transforming into an inner universe, would be much easier.

"It doesn't really affect me." Ta Ba Ke Ancient God glanced at Si Chen Ancient God. "Even if Human Civilization produces another peak being, it will only influence the situation among the major pinnacle forces. At most, I'll just ally myself with the Bug Tribe."

Even with one more peak being, Human Civilization's foundation and strength would only rise slightly; they were still far from being invincible.

"You plan to reach for the ultimate within tens of millions of years, and during this time, you'll ally yourself with the Bug Tribe. You really think that won't affect you at all?" Si Chen Ancient God said with a smile.

Ta Ba Ke Ancient God did not reply.

At this moment, he felt a slight hint of regret. Who would have expected Galaxy Star Master to be so unthreatened? Moreover, the foundation of Human Civilization was simply too terrifying. Not long after the birth of their nine peak beings, they already had hopes for a tenth.

If he had known this would be the case, handing over Galaxy Star Master's friend would have indeed been the best choice.

At least he wouldn't have offended Galaxy Star Master and, by extension, Human Civilization.

Galaxy Main Star.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes.

"Has Teacher broken through to the Ninth Tier?" Lin Yuan received this news with a smile on his face.

Although breaking through to the Ninth Tier was insignificant to Lin Yuan now, it was Chi Qiu Star Master's long-cherished wish.

"Go and congratulate Teacher."

Lin Yuan connected his consciousness to the virtual world.

Personal space.

Lin Yuan and Chi Qiu Star Master sat facing each other.

"Congratulations, Teacher, on breaking through to the Ninth Tier," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"Are you joking with me?" Chi Qiu Star Master rolled his eyes. He hadn't even mentioned Lin Yuan's breakthrough to the Tenth Tier yet.

Compared to the birth of a Tenth Tier Evolver, what was an Eighth Tier breaking through to the Ninth Tier?

After that, the master and disciple chatted for a while.

Chi Qiu Star Master could feel that even though his disciple had completely surpassed him, he didn't carry himself like a Tenth Tier Evolver at all; he was still like the junior disciple from before.

This warmed Chi Qiu Star Master's heart.

"By the way, about the Xuan Huang evolution path and the Xuan Huang Secret Realm..." Chi Qiu Star Master asked tentatively.

He was quite curious about the relationship between the two.

"This exploration of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm did not reveal any connection to the Xuan Huang evolution path." Lin Yuan did not tell the whole truth.

The Xuan Huang Secret Realm was simply too important. In the future, when Lin Yuan became a peak being, fearless and unrivaled, he might publicly reveal this information.

But for now?

It was better to keep it hidden.

"There's no relation at all?" Chi Qiu Star Master was slightly disappointed. "Also, you're right. If I could obtain this evolution path, what would the Xuan Huang Secret Realm amount to?"

Chi Qiu Star Master quickly figured it out.

It wasn't difficult for him to obtain the Xuan Huang evolution path.

If the Xuan Huang evolution path truly had a crucial connection to the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, how could it have been brought out by someone at merely the Eighth Tier Undefeatable level like him?

What Chi Qiu Star Master didn't know was that the Spirit of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm had practically given away this evolution path so that it could be spread to the outside world more easily.

However, most powerful beings who obtained this evolution path tried it a few times and, upon realizing they couldn't cultivate it, gradually lost interest and stopped paying attention to it.

On the rare occasions when there were beings whose lives satisfied the requirements of the Xuan Huang evolution path, they often perished midway, failing to meet the premise of attracting the call of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm.

"Teacher, regarding the Xuan Huang evolution path, I plan to make it public. I'll look for a few Evolvers in Human Civilization who can cultivate this evolution path."

After some thought, Lin Yuan spoke.

This was also what he had promised the Spirit of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm.

As for whether other Evolvers cultivating the Xuan Huang evolution path would shake Lin Yuan's control over the Xuan Huang Secret Realm? That was no longer a possibility. Now that Lin Yuan had refined the core of the secret realm and become its undisputed master, even if someone cultivated the Xuan Huang evolution path to the Tenth or Eleventh Tier, it wouldn't affect the Xuan Huang Secret Realm in the slightest.

"No problem."

Chi Qiu Star Master nodded.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Lin Yuan said immediately.

Galaxy Main Star.

Lin Yuan successfully uploaded the first to seventh tiers of the Xuan Huang evolution path.

As for the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth tiers? If one couldn't even grasp the first to seventh tiers, there was no need to cultivate the later stages.

"The three Goddesses don't have a high evaluation of the Xuan Huang evolution path." Lin Yuan received Wisdom Goddess's judgment on the evolution path.

The most important criterion for Human Civilization in evaluating an evolution path was its popularity, or in other words, the number of people who could cultivate it.

Even if it were a peak evolution path, if the requirements were too high and no one could cultivate it, its value wouldn't be that high.

Although the Xuan Huang Secret Realm wasn't so obscure that no one could cultivate it, it wasn't easy to cultivate this evolution path.

Battlefield A098.

Battlefields of other races that started with the letter 'A' were large-scale battlefields.

There were as many as two million other-race battlefields opened up by Human Civilization, and the vast majority of them were small-scale battlefields.

There were 860,000 medium-sized other-race battlefields.

As for large-scale other-race battlefields? So far, there were only 135.

Each large-scale other-race battlefield was a meat grinder for pinnacle races, a place where powerful beings from the universe and stars gathered the most.

The gaze of peak beings was always on these battlefields.

Battlefield A098 was located near the central region.

These errors might not pose much danger in the vastness of space, but in the battlefield?

What if one accidentally teleported into the enemy's lair? That would be courting death.

Thus, under normal circumstances, no powerful being dared to attempt translocation or teleportation within the battlefield.

Lin Yuan was no exception.

Even with the 'Nine Steps of Space-Time', he could only minimize the errors to a certain extent.

However, the consumption of spiritual energy was enormous, and the display of such a secret art would create a considerable disturbance.

It would send out ripples through space.

After all, this secret art was meant to be a last resort for escaping dire situations.

When one's life was at stake, who cared about creating a disturbance?

"This large-scale battlefield of other races is truly vast," Lin Yuan murmured, shaking his head.

It had taken him only half a year to travel from the Galaxy Star Domain to this battlefield.

In the following years, he had been'slowly' flying within the battlefield, making his way towards the permanent spatial rift.

According to Lin Yuan's understanding of Battlefield A098, this large-scale battlefield of other races had a diameter of over five hundred light-years, which was considered a behemoth even in the vastness of the cosmic void.

It was said that the hundred and thirty-five large-scale battlefields opened up by Human Civilization were all created by the ultimate beings, personally refined by them, and could withstand the battles of eleventh-tier lives.

"But... even as soon as I entered the battlefield, I could sense the presence of the Break-the-Boundary Source Power," Lin Yuan said, a smile appearing on his face.

Previously, in the small and medium-sized battlefields of other races, the accumulation of Break-the-Boundary Source Power would only increase as he approached the permanent spatial rift.

But in this large-scale battlefield? Even at the edges, Lin Yuan noticed that the rate of accumulation of the Break-the-Boundary Source Power had increased.

Even if it was a slight increase, it was still an improvement compared to the small and medium-sized battlefields, and it could be considered a qualitative change.

"I wonder, when I truly get closer to the permanent spatial rift, how much faster will the accumulation of Break-the-Boundary Source Power become?"

Lin Yuan was quite curious and eager to find out.

* * *

Within the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan's Lunar Primordial Spirit hovered in mid-air.

Ever since breaking through to the Tenth Tier, Lin Yuan would occasionally enter the Xuan Huang Secret Realm to familiarize himself with the surge in his power.

The Xuan Huang Secret Realm could even block the prying eyes of ultimate beings, so Lin Yuan could go all out here without any reservations.

* * *

A thunderous rumble reverberated through the realm.

The terrifying energy undulations swept across a tenth of the region, and Lin Yuan's strength had increased exponentially compared to a normal Tenth Tier life.

After passing through the void of chaos and the gap of more than twelve light-years, enduring the infusion of the origin for three hundred and thirty-three seconds, Lin Yuan's entire being had undergone a profound transformation.

Compared to when he was in the Ninth Tier, Lin Yuan's power had increased exponentially.

It was as if he had transformed from an ant into a divine dragon.

* * *

Layers upon layers of space were torn apart, and the power unleashed by Lin Yuan's casual movements was enough to annihilate Tenth Tier lives of the Third Grade and the Second Grade.

Only those Tenth Tier lives of the First Grade, who had comprehended pillar-level fusion rules, could withstand the aftermath of Lin Yuan's attacks.

But even they could only hold on for a short while, like a small boat floating on a vast ocean, always on the verge of sinking.

"Master, your current strength has already surpassed the limits of the Tenth Tier without the aid of any rule power," the Spirit of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, a six-armed figure, appeared in the distance, watching Lin Yuan in the midst of the vast power, and felt awe in his heart.

The main method of cultivation for Tenth Tier lives was to continuously fuse various rules.

And the fusion of rules was also the most important offensive means for Tenth Tier lives.

But now?

Without relying on any rules, the might unleashed by Lin Yuan had surpassed the scope of the Tenth Tier, which was simply unimaginable.

"I've only just surpassed the limits of the Tenth Tier?" Lin Yuan retracted his aura, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Compared to when he had first entered the Tenth Tier, Lin Yuan's strength had increased significantly, and he had thought that he might be able to barely reach the threshold of the Eleventh Tier.

"Master," the six-armed figure said, a hint of silence in his voice.

The Tenth Tier and the Eleventh Tier were completely different realms.

Just because one surpassed the limits of the Tenth Tier, it didn't mean they could reach the Eleventh Tier.

If the limit of the Tenth Tier was a hundred, then the Eleventh Tier would be a thousand or ten thousand.

Surpassing the limits of the Tenth Tier and reaching a hundred and ten or a hundred and twenty was still a long way from the Eleventh Tier.

In the glorious era of the Xuan Huang lineage, there were indeed some freakish Tenth Tier lives who, with the aid of secret artifacts and other means, could briefly stand against Eleventh Tier lives.

But Lin Yuan's goal was to reach the threshold of the Eleventh Tier solely with his own pure power.

This left the six-armed figure at a loss for words.

If one could match an Eleventh Tier life with just their own power, then how could they still be considered a Tenth Tier life?

After several attempts within the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan had a rough idea of his current strength.

He was basically invincible at the Tenth Tier, and a normal Tenth Tier life of the First Grade wouldn't be able to hold on for long against him.

If Lin Yuan went all out and paid a huge price, he might be able to temporarily push his strength to the threshold of the Eleventh Tier.

For example, he could use the divine ability 'Reinforcement' to enhance his physical body, soul, spirit, will, and inner world tenfold, which would probably increase his strength a hundredfold or even a thousandfold, allowing him to break into the Eleventh Tier realm.

"Fusion of rules."

After assessing his strength, Lin Yuan continued to cultivate and gain insights.

"Life Rule. Death Rule," Lin Yuan raised his hands, his left hand filled with warm vitality, and his right hand shrouded in icy death.

"The cycle of life and death continues?"

Inspiration surged in Lin Yuan's mind, and the powers of life and death between his hands began to slowly fuse.

(End of Chapter)

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