Chapter 421: Visiting the Martial Ancestor

Chapter 421: Visiting the Martial Ancestor (End of Chapter)

The Son of the Void stood tall and majestic, gazing towards the direction of the Celestial Blue World.

Even though his strength had already recovered for the most part, and he could manipulate the entire Void Secret Realm, the Son of the Void remained focused on the source of the spacetime fluctuations.

With a mere thought, he could suppress everything in the boundless void.

Behind him, countless Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs shared his curiosity, their gazes fixed on the same direction. Some of the older ones among them had existed even longer than the Son of the Void, their memories stretching back to before the creation of the Void Secret Realm.

The current spacetime fluctuations reminded the oldest of the Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs of something, a hint of fear flashing across their faces.

The boundless void had existed for countless eons, with numerous Fallen God True Monarchs reigning over their respective domains.

However, even a ninth-stage Perfected Fallen God True Monarch was incapable of shaking the foundations of the boundless void.

In all of history, there had only been three instances where the spacetime of the entire boundless void had been affected to such a degree.

The first was when the boundless void gave birth to its first tenth-stage Fallen God, whose body merged with the rules of the void, an awe-inspiring figure.

The second instance was when this tenth-stage Fallen God created the Void Secret Realm, an event that altered the foundation of the boundless void and had far-reaching consequences.

The third time was when the Son of the Void became the new ruler of the Void Secret Realm, and the power of the realm erupted, causing spacetime fluctuations that enveloped the entire void.

And now…

It was the fourth time.

The spacetime fluctuations emanating from the direction of the Celestial Blue World indicated that it was powerful enough to affect the eight directions of the boundless void.

There was a common factor in all four instances that caused spacetime fluctuations across the entire boundless void—they were all related to the tenth stage.

In the third instance, the Son of the Void became the new ruler of the Void Secret Realm. Although he himself had not yet entered the tenth stage, the Void Secret Realm was created by a tenth-stage being, and thus, it was intimately connected to that stage of power.

"These spacetime fluctuations… Could it be that another being has reached the tenth stage in the boundless void?"

"Yes, that's exactly how it feels. When the previous ruler of the Void Secret Realm entered the tenth stage, the impact on spacetime was similar to what we're experiencing now."

The hearts of the Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs sank as they realized that the second being in the boundless void to reach the tenth stage might not be the Son of the Void as they had expected.

After all, the Son of the Void ruled over the Void Secret Realm, which had been created by the previous tenth-stage Fallen God with great effort.

He could constantly sense the most fundamental fluctuations of the Void Secret Realm, and his chances of reaching the tenth stage were far greater than those of any other Perfected Fallen God True Monarch.

But now…

The Son of the Void stood right before them.

Which meant that the being who had reached the tenth stage was someone else?

"The Celestial Blue World… Could it be that Martial Ancestor?"

Lord Heaven's Intellect felt his scalp tingle. The source of the spacetime fluctuations was not concealed in any way, nor was there a need for it to be. Any ninth-stage Fallen God True Monarch could sense it clearly.

Lord Heaven's Intellect had personally visited the Celestial Blue World and could estimate that the source of the fluctuations was somewhere in its vicinity.

And the Celestial Blue World was where the Martial Ancestor resided, ultimately causing these spacetime fluctuations that affected the boundless void. It was hard for Lord Heaven's Intellect not to associate the two.

"Martial Ancestor? Tenth stage?"

Lord Heaven's Intellect felt a sense of dread.

Not long ago, he had gathered a group of Fallen Gods to ambush the Master of the Yin World and even ventured into the Celestial Blue World to spy on the Martial Ancestor's lair.

Now, it seemed like they had been asking for death.

"Great Son of the Void, what… what should we do now?"

Lord Divine Eye mustered up his courage and asked cautiously.

He had been on the verge of devouring that world, but the spacetime fluctuations had forcefully stopped him from giving in to his impulse.

One could only imagine the shock he felt.

Lord Divine Eye's question caused the gazes of all the other Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs to fall upon the Son of the Void.

"What should we do?"

The Son of the Void remained silent.

Compared to the other Fallen Gods present, who could only sense the source of the spacetime fluctuations, the Son of the Void, as the ruler of the Void Secret Realm, could perceive much finer details.

With the power of the Void Secret Realm, his gaze had already fallen upon the Celestial Blue World.

If it weren't for the dense spacetime power permeating the Celestial Blue World at that moment, coupled with his own wariness, the Son of the Void would have been tempted to forcefully investigate.

"Let's go and take a look."

The Son of the Void spoke slowly.

Regardless of whether the Martial Ancestor had reached the tenth stage or not, he would pay him a visit.

If the Martial Ancestor had indeed become a tenth-stage existence, the Son of the Void would have to lead all the Fallen God True Monarchs to submit to him.

He had no other choice. As the ruler of the Void Secret Realm, the Son of the Void was all too aware of the terror of a tenth-stage being.

Although he believed that with the power of the Void Secret Realm, he could exert the combat strength of a tenth-stage being, when it came to facing a true tenth-stage existence, the Son of the Void had no confidence in his ability to withstand them.

Since he couldn't withstand them, the only option was to submit.

Among the Fallen Gods, the strong preyed on the weak, and it was only natural for the weak to submit to the strong.

If the Martial Ancestor hadn't reached the tenth stage, the Son of the Void still didn't plan to be hostile towards him. This visit would be an opportunity to ease the tensions between them.

These spacetime fluctuations, even if they weren't a sign of a breakthrough to the tenth stage, indicated that the Martial Ancestor had obtained a treasure comparable to the Void Secret Realm, a legacy left behind by a tenth-stage existence.

Just like how the Son of the Void had gained control of the Void Secret Realm.

In such a situation, even if the Son of the Void went all out, he wouldn't be able to do anything to the Martial Ancestor. It would be better to turn enmity into friendship.

The Son of the Void swept his gaze across the numerous True Monarchs of the Fallen God and directly used the power of the Void Secret Realm to begin ultra-long-distance shifting, heading towards the Celestial Blue World.

Celestial Blue World.

Deep within the Martial Hall.

At this moment, dense spacetime fluctuations permeated the air as Lin Yuan sat with his knees crossed. The turbulent spatial power and abstruse temporal power obeyed his every whim, like docile kittens.

"So this is the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule?"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face as his understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule had now completely entered the sixth level, reaching the level of a supreme powerhouse.

Of course, it was only an understanding of spacetime, barely reaching the level of a supreme powerhouse. As for his strength, the gap between him and the supreme powerhouses was still like an insurmountable chasm.

If one were to compare the understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule to a certain skill, then the factors affecting one's strength would include not only the skill but also one's inherent power.

At the same level of skill, if one party's power is a hundred pounds, and the other's is a hundred tons, the outcome of a battle is obvious.

It would be a crushing defeat, and the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion is merely the threshold for supreme powerhouses in the domain of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule.

In addition to this fusion rule, supreme powerhouses also master numerous other fusion rules, even transforming certain pillar rules into their corresponding paths.

"The sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule is a qualitative change, involving the power to break free from the constraints of the river of time."

Lin Yuan carefully observed the vast spacetime, and many insights emerged in his heart.

Why is the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule hailed as the domain of supreme powerhouses? It is because, at this height of understanding the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule, a miniature river of spacetime begins to condense.

Lin Yuan had no doubt that he could now challenge the ultimate power if he wished.

The reason why the countless races of the main universe's starry sky only recognize that one must reach the peak of the eleventh stage to challenge the ultimate is that the lives at the peak of the eleventh stage have barely reached the threshold to challenge the ultimate in all aspects.

But what about Lin Yuan?

Although he was only at the tenth stage, he was no different from those at the peak of the eleventh stage, and he was even stronger in some aspects, such as his understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule and his mental will index.

Of course, Lin Yuan could indeed challenge the ultimate, but whether he would succeed or not was another matter.

But at the very least, even if Lin Yuan were to challenge the ultimate right now, his chances of success would still be higher than those of legendary lives like the Four Divine Kings. Here, the understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule reaching the sixth level and the weight of the mental will index played a significant role.

"My inner world."

Lin Yuan's will descended upon his inner world.

The biggest impact of reaching the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule for Lin Yuan was reflected in his inner world.

Within the inner world, spacetime fusion caused a miniature river of spacetime to condense subtly.

The emergence of the miniature river of spacetime, even in its nascent form, caused the aura of the inner world to transform.

"It's a pity that my inner world still hasn't broken through its limit of over 230 million li in size," Lin Yuan thought with some regret, but he quickly accepted it.

Among the countless races of the main universe's starry sky, the inner world size limit of strong individuals is constrained by their racial bloodline. The maximum size ranges from a thousand to tens of thousands of miles in diameter.

Lin Yuan's inner world, with a diameter of 230 million li, had far surpassed any life in the main universe, including those unique and special lives.

"With my current understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule, if I were to break through to the eleventh stage and endure the infusion of Chaos Void Origin, could I break the shackles of my inner world?" Lin Yuan wondered.

Normally, when a life at the peak of the eleventh stage challenges the ultimate, they undergo a significant transformation in their life essence as they endure the infusion of Chaos Void Origin, breaking free from the constraints of the river of time, and their inner world evolves into an inner universe.

Various aspects of the inner world would break free from their original shackles. The inner universe of a supreme powerhouse would have a diameter of at least tens of thousands of light-years.

This was why, even though Lin Yuan had comprehended the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule, he still didn't have the slightest thought of comparing himself to the supreme powerhouses. The gap was too vast. The amount of power that could be harnessed from an inner universe with a diameter of tens of thousands of light-years was immeasurable.

"I'll find out when I break through to the eleventh stage."

Lin Yuan pondered for a while and then stopped thinking about it.

His current situation was completely unprecedented, with no precedents to follow. Not only in human civilization but also in the entire universe's starry sky and the countless previous universe eras, there was no forerunner to be found.

Breaking through to the tenth stage while enduring the infusion of Chaos Void Origin at the ninth stage?

Comprehending the sixth level of Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule at the tenth stage?

Having a mental will index of over 24 million points at the tenth stage?

An inner world with a diameter of 230 million li?

And so on.

Any one of these conditions, placed upon a life, would be unparalleled within one or even several universe eras.

Now, they were all concentrated in Lin Yuan? The future was truly unpredictable.

Outside the Celestial Blue World.

The Son of the Void and numerous other Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs appeared.

"Is this the source of the spacetime fluctuations?"

"That existence, suspected to have entered the tenth stage, is actually in such a minuscule world?"

"This is too unbelievable."

The Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs whispered among themselves. Normally, the more powerful a life was, the higher their demands for their dwelling space.

Like them, the Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs would usually roam the boundless void or reside in the Void Secret Realm. To curl up within a small world would be extremely confining.

"Celestial Blue World."

The Son of the Void carefully observed the 'celestial blue' world before him.

The dense spacetime fluctuations were almost overflowing. Under such fluctuations, the Son of the Void was completely unable to gather any information about the Celestial Blue World, nor could he reverse time to peer into its past.

"Great Son of the Void, should I inform that Martial Ancestor that we are waiting outside?" Lord Divine Eye looked up and asked tentatively.

"Inform the Martial Ancestor?"

The Son of the Void glanced at Lord Divine Eye.

Even if he couldn't determine whether the Martial Ancestor had truly reached the tenth stage or not, the fact that he was at least on par with him, the Son of the Void, was undeniable.

In this situation, should he go and inform the Martial Ancestor?

The Son of the Void was not foolish. When facing the weak, he would undoubtedly be domineering, but when faced with an existence that was at least on the same level as him, or perhaps even superior, he knew what to do.

"We'll just wait here, then."

The Son of the Void said indifferently.

With the Martial Ancestor's strength, he must have already sensed their presence.

If he wanted to meet, he would naturally appear.

And if he didn't want to, even if Lord Divine Eye went to inform him, it would be futile.

"Yes."

Lord Divine Eye calmed himself and realized that his suggestion was inappropriate.

Celestial Blue World.

Although the Son of the Void and the other Fallen God True Monarchs tried to conceal their presence as much as possible and waited at a distance from the world, their oppressive aura was still too strong, especially with the presence of the Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs and the Son of the Void, who ruled over the Void Secret Realm.

At this moment, any one of the Fallen Gods standing outside the world could easily devour the entire Celestial Blue World.

"Th-those... those are Fallen Gods?"

High Priestess Qing Yao's heart trembled as she connected her soul with the Ancestral Demon Tree, sensing the vague outlines of the Son of the Void and the other Fallen Gods.

The dense spacetime fluctuations emanating from the depths of the Martial Hall were like a great sun in the sky to the Perfected Fallen God True Monarchs, but to the beings within the world, they were completely unaware.

The difference in their levels was too vast. Ordinary beings couldn't even sense basic spatial fluctuations, let alone spacetime fusion fluctuations.

However, although High Priestess Qing Yao couldn't perceive the changes coming from the depths of the Martial Hall, she clearly felt the terror emanating from the outlines of the Fallen Gods outside the world.

The aura exuded by any one of the Fallen Gods was enough to destroy the Celestial Blue World a thousand times over in High Priestess Qing Yao's perception.

"It's over."

High Priestess Qing Yao lost all hope. Hundreds of years ago, when the 'Evil Eye' and the 'Myriadic Touch' invaded, she still had the confidence to resist and even destroy the world along with them.

But now, the vague outlines of the indescribably powerful Fallen Gods outside the world crushed any thoughts of resistance within her.

The only thing High Priestess Qing Yao couldn't understand was why these Fallen Gods, who were so powerful that they defied description, were just standing outside the world quietly and showed no signs of making a move.

Deep within the Martial Hall.

Lin Yuan carefully sensed the changes within himself. The condensation of a miniature spacetime river in his inner world caused it to undergo a transformation, which in turn led to a significant enhancement in his physical body and soul.

As for his mental will? The body nurtures the soul, and the soul gives birth to mental will. Logically, the transformation of his inner world should also affect his mental will.

However, Lin Yuan's mental will was already too strong, having reached the level of an ultimate powerhouse across the board, and thus it showed almost no change.

At this point, Lin Yuan's mental will was so powerful that only when he attempted to break through to the eleventh stage or even challenge the ultimate would it be affected.

The stronger one's mental will, the more difficult it is to enhance it, especially after reaching millions of points. It is not something that can be improved simply by living through a long period of time.

Before one's mental will index reaches a million points, the length of one's life has a significant impact on its growth. However, once it surpasses that milestone, the influence of longevity rapidly diminishes.

"Have the Fallen Gods arrived?"

Lin Yuan swept his gaze beyond the world, and with his current level, he had long sensed the presence of the Fallen Gods, including the Son of the Void, who was connected to the Void Secret Realm.

To Lin Yuan, the Son of the Void was a unique existence due to his connection with the Void Secret Realm, which allowed them to resonate with each other at any time.

"Never mind, let's deal with them later."

Lin Yuan stood up and took a step forward, appearing outside the Martial Hall.

"Martial Ancestor."

High Priestess Qing Yao immediately became solemn when she saw Lin Yuan. "There are many powerful Fallen Gods outside the world."

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Yuan shook his head. "They are here to pay their respects to me."

"Huh?"

High Priestess Qing Yao was a little taken aback.

Were these terrifying Fallen Gods here to pay their respects to the Martial Ancestor?

Pay respects?

Outside the Celestial Blue World.

The Son of the Void and the other Fallen God True Monarchs waited quietly.

Not a single Fallen God True Monarch, including the Son of the Void, showed any signs of impatience.

Just then—

"Hmm!"

Intangible spacetime fluctuations descended, and in front of all the Fallen Gods, a perfectly shaped young man appeared, his calm eyes like a vast ocean of spacetime, gazing at the group of Fallen Gods.

The physical body that Lin Yuan had assumed this time was nurtured by the Ancestral Demon Tree using the essence of the Celestial Blue World for over ten millennia, resulting in a flawless and perfect vessel.

"The Martial Ancestor is here."

The moment the Fallen God True Monarchs saw Lin Yuan, their tension peaked, and they were extremely solemn and cautious.

(End of Chapter)

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