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Chapter 436: Soaring Insight Speed
Chapter 436: Soaring Insight Speed (End of Chapter)
In the warped center of time and space, Lin Yuan bowed slightly to show his respect to the nine Overlords.
Having reached the eleventh stage, Lin Yuan's first action was to pay his respects to the Overlords. After all, during his breakthrough, the nine Overlords had shielded him from prying senses.
Reaching the eleventh stage was one thing, but without the protection of the Overlords, breaking through to the ultimate stage could be disrupted.
Especially since Lin Yuan had not attempted the final leap to the ultimate stage, there was a possibility of interference during his breakthrough.
"There's no need for that," said the ancient power, Gulli Overlord. "I believe that soon, our human civilization will establish the tenth Evolution Tower."
Currently, human civilization possesses nine Evolution Towers, corresponding to the nine Overlords. The tenth Evolution Tower signifies the birth of the tenth Overlord in human civilization.
Being recognized by the Gulli Overlord right after entering the eleventh stage showed the importance they placed on Lin Yuan. In a sense, the Gulli Overlord had already regarded Lin Yuan as a future Overlord.
"I still have a long way to go before I can compare to the Overlords," Lin Yuan immediately replied.
The more he cultivated, the more Lin Yuan felt the vast gap between the twelfth and eleventh stages.
They were not on the same level at all. Even the strongest eleventh-stage beings could only live within the river of time, briefly leaping up before inevitably falling back down.
But the twelfth stage? It meant completely breaking free from the river of time, standing on the shore, and looking down on the struggles of countless beings within the river.
Not only was there an immense difference in realm and power, but their mentalities were also completely different.
"Don't sell yourself short," said the Gulli Overlord. "If even you can't reach the twelfth stage, then our human civilization, and perhaps all the tribes in the universe, will never see the birth of a twelfth-stage being."
"Humility is important on the path of evolution, but so is confidence," he added.
The other eight Overlords nodded slightly in agreement. Just from the commotion caused by Lin Yuan's breakthrough, they could vaguely guess at the extraordinary depth of this Galaxy Master's foundation.
Tearing open a rift in the universe to connect with the chaos and draw upon the origin of the void was entirely dependent on one's own abilities. There was no faking it.
The rift Lin Yuan had torn open at the tenth stage was no smaller than the rifts torn by eleventh-stage beings at the peak of their power as they attempted their final breakthrough.
The fact that Lin Yuan could tear open the same size rift despite being at a lower stage meant that he surpassed the peak eleventh stage in other aspects.
This was what shocked the nine Overlords of human civilization the most.
"Yes, Overlord," Lin Yuan replied.
However, he couldn't help but think to himself that when he said he was far from the Overlords, he was only referring to combat power.
Indeed, Lin Yuan's combat power far surpassed the peak of the eleventh stage. Even an eleventh-stage being with an Overlord weapon would only be able to barely survive against Lin Yuan.
But compared to a true twelfth-stage powerhouse, Lin Yuan had no confidence at all.
Firstly, Lin Yuan's biggest advantage was his comprehension of the Sixfold Time and Space Realm, which was a common achievement for twelfth-stage beings.
As long as an eleventh-stage being at the peak successfully broke through to the ultimate stage and experienced the 'shore,' they would almost always comprehend the Sixfold Time and Space Realm.
This was why it was known as the threshold to the twelfth stage.
Lin Yuan had no advantage, or even a disadvantage, in this aspect. His physical body and soul were also inferior to the Overlords, not to mention his inner world.
The inner worlds of the Overlords had transformed into inner universes, spanning tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of light-years, far beyond Lin Yuan's reach.
The only area where Lin Yuan could surpass ordinary twelfth-stage beings was his spiritual will.
With a staggering spiritual will index of over 33.3 million points, it was likely that most Overlords in the universe had not reached such heights.
While spiritual will was indeed important, augmenting it with other abilities would maximize its potential. However, if one only possessed spiritual will, its effects would be extremely limited.
What Lin Yuan meant when he said he was far from the Overlords was simply that he couldn't beat them in a fight at this stage.
But to the Gulli Overlord, it sounded like he lacked confidence in reaching the twelfth stage.
In fact, Lin Yuan was quite confident about his chances of breaking through to the ultimate stage. He planned to refine his fusion rules at the eleventh stage and elevate them to the twelfth-stage level.
Even if he didn't comprehend the Chaos Rule in the end, he still had a good chance of breaking through.
This chance was not only due to his solid foundation but also because of external objects like the 'Heart of Time and Space.'
Its ability to extend one's stay in the river of time was a heaven-defying effect, essentially increasing the likelihood of breaking through to the twelfth stage.
"Lin Yuan, what is your current strength?" Overlord Xia Qin asked, his eyes fixed on Lin Yuan.
As soon as he spoke, the other eight Overlords also turned their gazes towards Lin Yuan.
"I estimate that I'm a bit stronger than the eleventh stage," Lin Yuan replied after a moment's thought.
"A bit stronger? How much stronger?" Overlord Xu Shen couldn't help but ask.
The eleventh stage was divided into six levels. How strong was Lin Yuan compared to each of these levels?
"I suppose the difference between an eleventh-stage being at the peak and me is similar to the difference between the tenth and eleventh stages," Lin Yuan said. In reality, he was already downplaying the gap between himself and an eleventh-stage being at the peak; the actual difference was even greater.
"You're comparing it to the gap between the tenth and eleventh stages?"
The nine Overlords of human civilization fell silent. Was this what he considered a bit stronger?
The limit of a tenth-stage being was to comprehend a dual realm of a certain pillar-level fusion rule. But for an eleventh-stage being at the peak, they comprehended the Fivefold Time and Space Realm and had a grasp of numerous pillar-level fusion rules.
Lin Yuan's comparison of the gap between himself and an eleventh-stage being at the peak to the difference between the tenth and eleventh stages made the nine Overlords of human civilization doubt if Lin Yuan was truly an eleventh-stage being.
"I suspect that from the beginning to the end of this universe, you will be the strongest eleventh-stage being," Overlord Yu Die said softly.
Up until now, the myriad tribes of the universe had no concrete measure of the strongest eleventh-stage being.
Most eleventh-stage beings at the peak relied on the empowerment of Overlord weapons. Even so, there were constant disputes about who was the strongest.
But now, there would likely be no more disputes.
The strongest eleventh-stage being was undoubtedly Lin Yuan.
Not only in this universe, but in past and future universes as well.
It would be difficult for another eleventh-stage being to surpass Lin Yuan's power.
"Lin Yuan, with your strength, you can easily dominate the upcoming super-large exotic tribe battlefield," Overlord Xia Qin said, his eyes lighting up as an idea came to him.
"Super-large exotic tribe battlefield?" Lin Yuan's interest was piqued.
He had heard about this super-large exotic tribe battlefield from Overlord Xia Qin before. It was a massive battlefield that surpassed any other in the past, a place where all the peak powers of the universe's myriad tribes would clash.
"Yes," Overlord Guli replied, his eyes gleaming.
"One-per-million of their domain?" Lin Yuan's expression turned slightly solemn.
In the vast universe inhabited by the Myriad Tribes, when a battlefield was opened, the winning side would, according to set rules, take over the domain and resources of the losing side, including their secret realms.
The Galaxy Star Domain that Lin Yuan resided in used to be under the dominion of the Shadow Tribe. However, they lost to the Human Civilization in a past battle, thus ceding their domain.
In previous large-scale battles, the loss of domain had little impact on the foundation of the Human Civilization as a whole. But now, with a super-large battlefield at stake, and one-per-million of their domain as the price, the consequences would be far more significant.
One-per-million of the Human Civilization's domain would encompass countless star domains, and more accurately, countless Star Unions.
This domain size was not just about the number of lifeforms it could nurture but also entailed innumerable resources and countless precious resource planets and cosmic secret realms. Ceding such a vast domain would be a massive loss.
"Indeed."
"So, for this upcoming super-large exotic tribe battlefield, those peak tribes and forces will definitely spare no expense and even equip their eleventh-stage fifth-level experts with supreme weapons." Xia Qin, the Supreme expert, added.
According to the rules set by the Myriad Tribes for the super-large battlefield, twelfth-stage beings were prohibited from participating directly. As such, the strongest combatants would be eleventh-stage beings, and to increase their chances of victory, it was standard to arm them with supreme weapons. Even eleventh-stage fifth-level experts would be bestowed with such weapons.
To initially refine a supreme weapon, one had to attain at least the Fivefold Time and Space Realm, which was the level of an eleventh-stage fifth-level expert.
However, it was quite rare for an eleventh-stage fifth-level expert to be granted a supreme weapon.
"No problem," Lin Yuan nodded.
Ever since he became an Evolver, he had been under the protection of the Human Civilization. Now, he intended to repay their kindness.
It wasn't entirely out of obligation, though. Lin Yuan had his own reasons for wanting to join the super-large battlefield.
According to the nine Supreme experts, any eleventh-stage expert who participated in the battle would receive a substantial amount of merit points from the Human Civilization as a reward. Additionally, merit points could be earned based on achievements in the battle, and all spoils of war would belong to the individual.
With his strength surpassing the eleventh stage, Lin Yuan would have wanted to visit the super-large battlefield even without an invitation from the Supreme experts.
After all, to gain the initiative in the first war, the peak tribes would surely arm their eleventh-stage experts with the best equipment, and to Lin Yuan, they would be walking treasures.
Joining the super-large exotic tribe battlefield posed almost no risk to Lin Yuan. Even if his avatar perished, he could quickly condense a new one.
Having reached the eleventh stage, even if a Supreme expert targeted him, they could only destroy his avatar at most, and his true body would remain unharmed.
With over 33.3 million points in spiritual will strength, Lin Yuan could easily resist any memory pollution attempts by twelfth-stage beings.
As for karmic curse-killing? At Lin Yuan's current level of existence, even if a twelfth-stage being paid a huge price, they wouldn't be able to carry out a curse-killing. Moreover, the Primordial Yellow Secret Realm provided karmic isolation.
In simple terms, while Lin Yuan couldn't defeat a twelfth-stage being, it would be very difficult for them to completely eradicate him as well.
Or, one could say, it was impossible.
"Right, do you want to publicly announce your breakthrough to the eleventh stage?" Xia Qin asked after a moment's thought.
So far, the standard for entering the super-large battlefield had been an eleventh-stage expert at the peak of their power.
As for those below the eleventh stage, they held little significance to an eleventh-stage perfect expert wielding a supreme weapon.
Unless they employed the Zerg Swarm tactic, utilizing billions upon billions of Zerg warriors born from the Zerg Queen's Nest, there was little else that could be effective.
So, the threshold for entering the super-large exotic tribe battlefield was the eleventh stage.
If Lin Yuan wanted to join, he would have to reveal his eleventh-stage strength.
"I'll announce it publicly," Lin Yuan said calmly.
When he had broken through to the sixth stage, Lin Yuan had to keep his identity a secret to prevent assassination attempts by exotic tribes.
But now, there was no longer a need for secrecy.
Lin Yuan had grown to a height where even exotic tribe Supreme experts couldn't easily suppress him.
Moreover, with the eleventh stage being the threshold for the super-large exotic tribe battlefield, announcing his breakthrough was also a form of preparation for the upcoming battle.
"Even if you announce it, it doesn't matter much," the Butterfly Supreme expert said. Given the Galaxy Master's past displays of talent, it was understandable that he had reached the eleventh stage, even if it was a bit faster than expected.
From the seventh stage to the eighth, eighth to ninth, and then ninth to tenth, the Galaxy Master had consistently astonished countless people.
After a brief chat with the nine Supreme experts, Lin Yuan smoothly returned to the Galaxy Main Star.
"The cultivation of my physical body, the Primordial Yellow Body, has fallen back to the Minor Accomplishment stage," Lin Yuan thought to himself as he assessed his body.
To say that the Primordial Yellow Body had regressed wasn't entirely accurate.
To be more precise, its upper limit had been raised.
The Primordial Yellow Body at the tenth stage perfect was completely different from the Primordial Yellow Body at the eleventh stage perfect.
Now that Lin Yuan had entered the eleventh stage, he had gained access to the eleven-stage cultivation method of the Primordial Yellow Body. The previous tenth-stage version hadn't weakened at all; Lin Yuan had simply gained a much larger room for improvement.
"To cultivate the Primordial Yellow Body to perfection at the eleventh stage..."
Lin Yuan frowned slightly. After the infusion of Chaotic Void Origin, his physical body's strength had become extremely high, which, in turn, raised the baseline for the Primordial Yellow Body.
To improve it further would require far more resources than what was normally needed for an eleventh-stage Primordial Yellow Body.
Of course, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
According to Lin Yuan's estimates, with his current baseline physical strength, once he perfected the Primordial Yellow Body at the eleventh stage, his physical body and flesh would surpass that of ordinary Supreme experts and approach the level of a twelfth-stage perfect Primordial Yellow Body.
After pondering the resources required to cultivate the Primordial Yellow Body further, Lin Yuan was somewhat startled by the sheer magnitude.
A moment later, Lin Yuan stopped thinking about his physical body and began to sense the vast fluctuations of the universe's rules.
"My comprehension speed right now..."
Lin Yuan closed his eyes slightly and felt as if the myriad rules and paths of the universe were rushing towards him.
(End of Chapter)
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