Chapter 367: The Aurora from Beyond the Cosmos

Chapter 367: The Aurora from Beyond the Cosmos (Subscription Requested)

The grayish-purple gourd trembled, imparting a stream of information into Lin Yuan's mind.

"So, there's a continuation after absorbing all seven liquids?" Lin Yuan rubbed his temples as he processed the limited information the gourd conveyed.

In summary, the gist of it was this:

After the seventh purple liquid, there exists an eighth liquid. However, to condense this eighth liquid, specific requirements pertaining to one's physical body and the spatial dimensions within are necessary. Namely, the physical body must attain the twelfth stratum, and the internal spatial dimensions must undergo a metamorphosis to the extent of an internal cosmos.

Only with such a corporeal and spatial foundation can the amplifying effects of the eighth liquid be supported.

"The twelfth stratum?"

"An internal cosmos?"

Lin Yuan was astonished. To simultaneously meet these two conditions would likely require one to be an invincible powerhouse.

According to the myriad intelligence reports from the Xuan Huang lineage, with the aid of various external secret arts and specific fusion rules, there was a slight hope of elevating an eleventh-tier life form's physical body to the threshold of the twelfth stratum.

However, an internal cosmos? That could only be formed during the ultimate leap, after the utmost sublimation. Even Lin Yuan's current internal world fell far short of the minimum standard for an internal cosmos.

Even if he were to undergo another infusion of Chaotic Void Origin, causing the foundation of his internal world to surge by several strata, it still wouldn't compare to an internal cosmos.

The internal cosmos of an invincible powerhouse was the source of their strength, allowing them to transcend the river of time and serve as a weakened version of the main cosmos.

"Just what is the origin of this gourd?" Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn as he scrutinized the grayish-purple gourd floating before him.

Although he didn't know what use the gourd's eighth liquid would have for an internal cosmos, he could easily surmise that even invincible powerhouses would undergo some sort of metamorphosis from it, given the effects the previous seven liquids had on his own internal world.

And that was truly astonishing.

What heights did invincible powerhouses reach? Certain treasures and rarities could greatly enhance tenth-tier and eleventh-tier life forms.

But in the hands of an invincible powerhouse, they were essentially useless, much less bring about any metamorphosis.

Lin Yuan had never heard of a treasure that could bring about a metamorphosis in an invincible powerhouse.

"I must keep this gourd safe," Lin Yuan's thoughts converged.

Initially, he had believed that the mysterious gourd was only effective for life forms below the twelfth stratum, and even so, its value far surpassed that of the Eternal Spring.

But now? Even invincible powerhouses could attain metamorphosis from it. The value of the mysterious gourd was immeasurable.

"Keep it safe? But where?"

With a slight stir of his consciousness, Lin Yuan communicated with the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, placing the mysterious gourd within a spatial ring before sending it to the deepest part of the secret realm.

Although Lin Yuan's true body was seated in the main galaxy, within the domain of human civilization and under the watchful eyes of invincible powerhouses, it couldn't be considered completely foolproof.

For instance, if several ultimate beings from foreign races joined forces and managed to strike before the human civilization's invincible powerhouses could react, they might be able to kill Lin Yuan and seize the mysterious gourd.

Of course, the likelihood of such a scenario was slim. What were the chances of ultimates joining forces against a mere tenth-tier life form?

Furthermore, with the existence of the God-subduing Pearl, the foreign race ultimates couldn't completely eradicate Lin Yuan.

But the possibility remained.

Lin Yuan had to take precautions.

And by placing the mysterious gourd within the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, it could be considered virtually infallible.

At least, since the emergence of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, no invincible powerhouse had ever set foot within.

The mysterious gourd was much safer within the secret realm than by Lin Yuan's side.

It would just be a bit more troublesome to retrieve it in the future. But Lin Yuan didn't mind.

The Black Planet.

Within the space where the Cycle of Life and Death rules guided the path, an incarnation of Lin Yuan sat, observing the constant alternation and fusion of life and death.

Nearly every second, Lin Yuan gained new insights into the Cycle of Life and Death rules. His heaven-defying comprehension, coupled with the guidance of the path, caused his cultivation of this fusion rule to soar.

"Marvelous!"

"I never thought that life and death could be combined in such a way!"

Lin Yuan was immersed, his mind brimming with enlightenment.

For a typical tenth-tier life form to gain insight into a pillar-grade fusion rule would require untold effort and sacrifice.

But for Lin Yuan, it had almost become routine.

"Life is not merely life."

"Death is not merely death."

The more Lin Yuan comprehended these two rules, the deeper his understanding of the Cycle of Life and Death rule became.

If the Life rule and Death rule existed independently, they wouldn't be considered particularly strong pillar rules. However, when fused, the Cycle of Life and Death force they unleashed instantly became one of the most lethal among the myriad fusion rules.

Foreign Race Battlefield A076.

Compared to the large foreign race battlefield where Lin Yuan was located, this one exhibited a higher intensity of warfare, attracting the four peak races: the Human Civilization, the Celestial Feather Race, the Abyssal Race, and the Insectoid Race.

The entire battlefield was akin to a meat grinder, with eighth-tier and ninth-tier powerhouses perishing daily.

Even tenth-tier powerhouses, as long as they hadn't reached Grade A, could easily fall in the heat of battle if they lost control.

Of course, the powerhouses who dared to venture into this large foreign race battlefield were mostly avatars, but the loss of an avatar would still significantly impact the true body.

The resources required to elevate an avatar to a level approaching the true body's strength were no less than those needed for the true body.

If a tenth-tier powerhouse lost their avatar, it would likely take them thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years to recover.

Swish!

In the center of Battlefield A076, within the depths of a permanent spatial rift a thousand li wide, gray mist slowly permeated the area.

The permanent spatial rift was filled with this gray mist everywhere.

This was the Chaotic Void, the cradle of countless universes.

Buzz.

After just a few breaths...

The colorful aurora penetrated the permanent spatial rift.

Foreign Race Battlefield A076.

Numerous powerful beings were engaged in fierce battles. Even tenth-tier Grade A and eleventh-tier powerhouses occasionally entered the fray, tipping the scales of the local war.

At that moment...

In the sky above the battlefield, a brilliant seven-colored aurora shot out from within the permanent spatial rift.

Rumble...

The aurora tore through everything in its path. The usually stable space of the large battlefield was as fragile as paper, and even the battlefield itself was incredibly weak.

"Ahhhh!"

"What is that?"

On the battlefield, countless eleventh-tier beings didn't even have time to react before they were reduced to dust under the aurora's light.

In an instant, the hundreds to thousands of lightyears wide Battlefield A076 swiftly collapsed, and countless lives, including eleventh-tier powerhouses, perished.

Not only that, an invisible wave rippled out, spreading through the universe along the paths of the fallen lives.

"What?"

"That aurora?"

In the vicinity of the battlefield, towering figures appeared, their faces grave as they witnessed the destruction of the large foreign race battlefield and the awe-inspiring seven-colored aurora that showed no signs of weakening.

"Stop it!"

Over ten towering figures swiftly took action, unleashing powers that transcended time and space, eventually restraining the aurora.

"This aurora carries the power of causal curse-killing. Every life that perishes under its light will suffer the corresponding causal curse-killing."

"Beings below the tenth-tier should be unable to withstand it."

"Which relic is responsible for this?"

The over ten towering figures were all ultimate beings, and after a brief exchange, they began to study the aurora.

For countless years, various variables had emerged from the permanent spatial rift, such as the body of an ultimate being a hundred years ago and the brilliant aurora that had just appeared.

Both of these were clearly at the twelfth stratum, especially the aurora, which retained terrifying power even after piercing through infinite distances.

News of what happened in Foreign Race Battlefield A076 quickly spread throughout the universe, reaching all the different races.

"What?"

"A large foreign race battlefield is gone?"

Lin Yuan blinked, looking at Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo.

Large foreign race battlefields were each hundreds of lightyears in diameter, and even in the vast universe, they were considered massive.

How could it possibly disappear just like that?

"It's said that it was destroyed by an aurora from beyond the universe," Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo said, his tone equally astonished.

Usually, large foreign race battlefields were difficult to destroy, even with the might of ultimate beings.

Even when ultimate beings clashed, they would, at most, shatter a small part of the battlefield, as they would try to avoid damaging it during their battles.

"An aurora from beyond the universe?" Lin Yuan's eyebrows furrowed.

"Indeed," Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo confirmed. "An aurora from beyond the universe obliterated the entire large foreign race battlefield. If not for the intervention of an ultimate being, the power of that aurora might have caused even wider-spread damage."

This incident was not a secret, and now, the entire universe, across all races, was abuzz with the news.

"Terrifying."

Lin Yuan remained silent for a moment.

Though he had long known that the dangers of large foreign race battlefields extended far beyond just the foreign races, the myriad dangers of the Chaotic Void outside the permanent spatial rift posed an equal threat to all powerhouses on the battlefield.

"What of the aurora now?" Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Not sure," Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo shook his head. "It was probably obtained by an ultimate being."

"That aurora carried the power of causal curse-killing. All ninth-tier and eighth-tier lives that died under it, including their incarnations and true selves, were completely annihilated. Our Human Civilization has lost over a million ninth-tier and eighth-tier lives because of it."

Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo added.

"Causal curse-killing power," Lin Yuan said, his expression grave.

Such curse-killing power that could wipe out ninth-tier and eighth-tier lives on such a large scale would be a burden even for ultimate beings.

"So, the next resurrection date for our Human Civilization should be moved forward."

Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo said.

According to past patterns, the next time an ultimate being would take action to resurrect the fallen would be in another two millennia.

However, with the collapse of a large foreign race battlefield, the number of fallen evolvers from the Human Civilization had skyrocketed, suddenly filling up the resurrection list for the next two millennia.

In such a situation, an ultimate being would usually take action to resurrect the dead earlier.

"The resurrection date will be moved forward?"

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, as he wasn't completely ignorant about this matter.

Ultimate beings didn't decide on resurrection dates based on time intervals.

Instead, they depended on the number of fallen evolvers, or the number of evolvers on the resurrection list.

As long as the number of evolvers on the resurrection list reached a certain threshold, the ultimate beings would take action to uniformly resurrect them.

Summer Qin's Ultimate Being's Virtual World.

"Ultimate Being."

Lin Yuan appeared, bowing slightly to the ultimate being, Summer Qin, who sat on his throne.

"How's it going?"

"How's your progress with the fusion rule within the Inheritance Star?"

Summer Qin asked with a smile.

"Pretty good." Lin Yuan nodded. With the guidance of the fusion rule and his own heaven-defying comprehension, his understanding of the Cycle of Life and Death rule was rapidly progressing.

"I have a matter to discuss with you, Ultimate Being." Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment before speaking up.

"Oh?"

"What is it?"

Summer Qin's expression remained unchanged, but he was actually quite pleased.

He wasn't afraid of Lin Yuan asking for favors; he was only afraid that Lin Yuan had no desires or ambitions.

"I heard that the next resurrection date will be moved forward," Lin Yuan inquired.

The ultimate being, Summer Qin, nodded. With the resurrection list full, it was naturally better to get it done sooner.

For an ultimate being, reversing the flow of time like this came at a cost, and that cost was already set.

Whether it was resurrecting one life or a million, the cost of reversing time remained the same.

The backlash that followed, however, depended on the strength and number of the resurrected lives.

"I have a friend who recently entered the sixth stage and isn't on the resurrection list," Lin Yuan spoke up.

There were two ways to get on the resurrection list.

One was to possess an extremely remarkable innate talent.

Those with such talent would be added to the list by the Goddess of Wisdom if they happened to perish.

The second way was to fall in battle against the foreign races. Every evolutionary that stepped onto the battlefield fought for humanity, and those who died at the hands of the foreign races would usually be resurrected by their own ultimate beings.

Of course,

Regardless of the first or second way,

The resurrected evolvers would have to bear a portion of the 'cost'.

But compared to the chance to live again, this cost was negligible.

"You want me to resurrect your friend while I'm at it?" Summer Qin asked.

"Yes," Lin Yuan nodded.

Fang Qing had his spiritual will taken by the Tuoba Ancient God earlier due to the ancient god evolution path.

This was used to threaten Lin Yuan.

Naturally, Lin Yuan didn't succumb to the threat.

He took the initiative to curse-kill that wisp of Fang Qing's spiritual will.

This move seemed ruthless, but it was actually Fang Qing's best hope of survival.

If Lin Yuan didn't take action, allowing the Tuoba Ancient God to replace Fang Qing's experiences, his memories would become polluted, and resurrection would be impossible.

However, with Fang Qing's talent and innate gifts, he hadn't yet met the prerequisites for resurrection.

Hence, he wasn't on the ultimate being's resurrection list, and Lin Yuan could only personally plead with the ultimate being.

"It's a small matter."

"Just send me your friend's citizen number later."

Summer Qin said nonchalantly.

For an ultimate being, resurrecting a friend who had just entered the sixth stage was a simple task, especially when doing it alongside a large batch of others.

"Thank you, Ultimate Being," Lin Yuan said solemnly.

What seemed like a trivial matter to the ultimate being was an unimaginable scenario for those below the ultimate level.

A year later.

Summer Ghost Evolution Tower.

Lin Yuan stood alongside numerous tenth-stage and eleventh-stage evolvers.

Every time an ultimate being resurrected lives, a large number of high-stage evolvers would be present to witness it.

This process involved the manipulation of time and space rules, and it could provide a profound insight to any evolvers studying those rules.

"Galaxy Star Master, is this your first time seeing an ultimate being perform a resurrection?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo asked in a low voice, standing beside Lin Yuan.

"Yes," Lin Yuan nodded.

According to the rate of casualties on the human civilization's battlefield, it would take anywhere from ten thousand to fifty thousand years to fill the resurrection list.

In other words, the ultimate being would perform a resurrection once every ten to fifty thousand years.

"Then you should watch carefully,"

Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo quickly said, "When the ultimate being reverses the flow of time, a portion of the River of Time will manifest. Observing it carefully will be beneficial for your understanding of time rules."

"Understood,"

Lin Yuan replied immediately.

In truth, aside from the partial manifestation of the River of Time,

Lin Yuan had already seen the river in its entirety.

Of course, he wouldn't mention this to Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo.

Soon,

Under the watchful eyes of all the evolvers,

The ultimate being, Summer Qin, appeared without a sound.

Although he didn't emit any aura, just by standing there, Lin Yuan felt the rules of the universe and cosmos retreating.

Ultimate beings possessed their own internal cosmos, containing numerous complete rules, and their life essence transcended that of the main universe.

"Ultimate Being," Lin Yuan thought to himself as he laid eyes on the true body of an ultimate being for the first time.

Previously, when he was brought out of the River of Time by an ultimate being, he was merely a wisp of spiritual will.

"It's starting,"

Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo suddenly said in a low voice.

Having witnessed many such resurrection scenes, he was experienced in this regard.

As Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo finished speaking,

Vast waves of temporal and spatial fluctuations surged forth.

A illusory, vast river appeared before Summer Qin, its waters flowing with the passage of time.

Lin Yuan also sensed the powerful fluctuations of time rules, although they were far less intense than when he had observed the entirety of the River of Time.

Still, it was far more profound than normally studying the time rules.

Summer Qin then began to move along the River of Time, reversing its flow as he made his way to a fixed point in time. He then reached out with his massive hands and plucked thousands upon thousands of amber-like figures from the river.

With each reach, countless amber figures were retrieved, and at the same time, an invisible backlash from the universe and the River of Time descended upon Summer Qin.

But he bore it all.

Unless they were resurrecting a large number of eleventh-stage powerhouses or an extremely unique existence,

This backlash was unlikely to affect an ultimate being.

"The River of Time,"

"Aside from ultimate beings,"

"All beings and spirits exist within its flow."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. Although all lives below the twelfth stage were within the River of Time,

Their position and stature within it depended on their strength and power.

When Lin Yuan had just comprehended the time rules and was still a ninth-stage evolver, his form within the River of Time was minuscule, like a quark.

"But I've been at the tenth stage for some time now,"

"I wonder what my form in the River of Time looks like now,"

Lin Yuan wondered, and he began to sense the true River of Time and his own form within its depths.

(End of Chapter)

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