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Chapter 439: Lin Yuan Within the River of Time
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"A critical trump card?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo's eyes lit up with interest. Having also participated in the super-large battlefield, he was naturally curious about the strategies of the human civilization. With Xuanyuan Duo standing behind the Xuanyuan Paramount, she might very well be privy to some top-secret information.
"A critical trump card?" Lin Yuan's interest was piqued as well. He had discussed the super-large battlefield with the Paramount Xia Qin at length, and while human civilization did have some tricks up its sleeve, nothing seemed to qualify as critical.
"Did the Xuanyuan Paramount tell you this?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo asked Xuanyuan Duo expectantly.
"No," Xuanyuan Duo shook her head. "It's just my guess."
"Oh?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo was taken aback for a moment, not quite processing what he had just heard. "Your guess?"
"Nalan, you've been to the two-dimensional world too, so you must remember that person?" Xuanyuan Duo turned to face him.
"'That person'… Do you mean 'Blood Rain'?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo's face twitched slightly at the mention of the name.
Any human evolutionist who had fallen into the two-dimensional world would never forget the legendary 'Blood Rain' who had appeared out of thin air. In fact, not just human evolutionists, but powerful beings from the myriad races across the stars also held 'Blood Rain' in their memories.
From the first time the Heavenly Gate opened in the two-dimensional world, it had been the era of humanity's 'Blood Rain'. Countless perfect Eleventh-Tier legends, along with powerful beings like the Four Divine Kings who possessed ultimate weapons suited to their abilities, were all crushed under the feet of humanity's 'Blood Rain'.
After the end of the two-dimensional world, when that 'white paper' fled the universe, the myriad races across the stars, including factions within human civilization, sought information about the mysterious 'Blood Rain'. Unfortunately, no clues were ever found.
However, there was no doubt that 'Blood Rain' existed, and it was believed that they had survived the two-dimensional world, becoming the only living being among the myriad races' powerhouses.
Powerhouses from the myriad races speculated that 'Blood Rain' was likely one of the hidden evolutionists from human civilization, as there was no other explanation for the lack of any intelligence on them.
Currently, human civilization had no more than a thousand publicly acknowledged Eleventh-Tier evolutionists.
These thousand Eleventh-Tier evolutionists were the known ones, but in the shadows, human civilization had also secretly cultivated a group of evolutionists as their hidden power.
This was a strategy employed not just by human civilization, but by other cosmic factions as well.
"Are you saying that Blood Rain will also enter the super-large battlefield?" Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo immediately grasped the implication of Xuanyuan Duo's words, his eyes shining with anticipation.
"Probably," Xuanyuan Duo replied.
"This matter will impact the entire universe, so Blood Rain will definitely get involved." Xuanyuan Duo stated her guess, but it was more than that. She had inquired about this with the Xuanyuan Paramount, but received no response. Still, she firmly believed that Blood Rain would make a move in the upcoming super-large battlefield.
"If Blood Rain takes action, then everything will be fine," Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo said, his worries assuaged.
While the super-large exotic battlefield might not be as extreme as the two-dimensional world, where ultimate weapons could be freely used and even Twelfth-Tier beings could pay attention or interfere, the dominance displayed by Blood Rain in the two-dimensional world would undoubtedly make them one of the strongest forces in the super-large exotic battlefield as well. At the very least, with Blood Rain's presence, human civilization's chances of gaining the upper hand would increase significantly.
Lin Yuan listened quietly to the exchange between Xuanyuan Duo and Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo.
In a sense, Xuanyuan Duo wasn't wrong. The 'Blood Rain' of the two-dimensional world was indeed Lin Yuan, and he would be entering the super-large battlefield once it opened.
"Galaxy Star Master, you missed the chance to meet Blood Rain in the two-dimensional world, but you should have another opportunity in the super-large battlefield," Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo said, a smile appearing on his face as he looked at Lin Yuan.
"Not every Eleventh-Tier being gets the chance to meet Blood Rain," Xuanyuan Duo added.
Neither Xuanyuan Duo nor Vice Tower Master Nalanhuo had any idea that the Blood Rain they spoke of stood right before them.
The gathering only lasted for half a day. After some brief conversations, the numerous Eleventh-Tier evolutionists began to disperse.
Galaxy Main Star.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
"Path-Opening Realm," Lin Yuan murmured, his mind filled with fragments of knowledge about the Twelfth-Tier Path-Opening Realm.
The essence of the Path-Opening Realm was to forge one's own path, a unique path that would solidify their standing as a Twelfth-Tier being.
"I wonder what path I will open?" Lin Yuan was curious about the path that awaited him. Typically, a Twelfth-Tier being's path would have already been determined during their smooth ascent to the ultimate stage. From then on, it would simply be a matter of gradual progress.
"Back to cultivation," Lin Yuan said to himself as he prepared to continue his cultivation and enlightenment.
Suddenly, a deep and profound temporal fluctuation rippled through the distant depths of space.
"Is that…" Lin Yuan looked up, his eyes piercing through the vast distance, "the location where the super-large battlefield will open?"
Lin Yuan's mind raced as he considered the source of the fluctuation.
To ensure that the super-large battlefield could withstand the intense battles between perfect Eleventh-Tier beings wielding ultimate weapons, the Paramounts had joined forces to drag out and merge dozens of large cosmic secret realms from the deepest layers of the void, using them as the foundation for the battlefield.
According to Paramount Xia Qin's estimation, the final product would be a super-large battlefield capable of withstanding incredibly high levels of power, even briefly accommodating clashes between Twelfth-Tier forces.
"So this is the power of the Twelfth-Tier?" Lin Yuan sensed the temporal fluctuation, realizing that even perfect Eleventh-Tier beings with a Fifth-Tier comprehension of time would only be able to perceive it vaguely.
However, Lin Yuan possessed a Sixth-Tier comprehension of time, and through the temporal fluctuation, he could faintly recreate the distant scene of several Paramounts manipulating time and space to fuse the vast secret realms.
"Even though I have a Sixth-Tier comprehension of time, I'm still far from the true Twelfth-Tier ultimate," Lin Yuan acknowledged the gap in power.
While his comprehension of time matched that of a Twelfth-Tier ultimate being, his foundation of power was still lacking in comparison.
Using the same blade of equal quality and refinement, one swung by a force of a hundred pounds and the other by a force of a hundred tons, the resulting destructive power would naturally be vastly different.
"Slow and steady," Lin Yuan reminded himself.
"I've only been cultivating for so long," he thought, his eagerness to reach the Path-Opening Realm and attain the Twelfth-Tier tempered by his understanding of the importance of accumulation.
Even though Lin Yuan could attempt to breakthrough to the ultimate stage at any time, and his chances of successfully entering the Twelfth-Tier were far greater than those of any perfect Eleventh-Tier evolutionist, he still refused to take that step lightly.
Once he began his ascent to the ultimate stage, there would be no turning back. It would either end in success and his ascension to the Twelfth-Tier, or he would be erased by the backlash of the river of time.
In addition to cultivating and gaining enlightenment, Lin Yuan also received a large number of congratulatory messages from various factions, celebrating his advancement to the Eleventh-Tier.
Every new Eleventh-Tier cultivator would hold a grand ceremony to showcase their power and awe the alien races. Nalan, the Vice Tower Master, had done the same when she reached this milestone.
As a member of human civilization, Lin Yuan would follow this tradition as well.
After all, hosting this ceremony would bring Lin Yuan substantial benefits, especially in the form of abundant gifts and tributes.
Hundreds of years ago, when Lin Yuan had reached the Tenth-Tier, the congratulatory gifts he received from various factions totaled seven to eight million universe crystals.
While this amount was insignificant to Lin Yuan now, it was a considerable sum back then for a cultivator who had just entered the Tenth-Tier.
And now...
As Lin Yuan advanced to the Eleventh-Tier, the scale and grandeur of his ceremony, the number of factions offering congratulations, and the value of their gifts would far surpass that of his Tenth-Tier celebration.
These gifts were a timely boon for Lin Yuan, who was worried about the vast resources needed to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Body.
Even if they didn't cover all the costs of cultivating the Primordial Chaos Body to the Eleventh-Tier, they would at least alleviate some of his financial burdens.
In every aspect, the ceremony for Lin Yuan's Eleventh-Tier advancement far exceeded that of the Vice Tower Master Nalan.
There was no other way around it.
While both Lin Yuan and Nalan were celebrating their Eleventh-Tier achievements, the significance of their ceremonies was vastly different.
The various factions of human civilization might not give Nalan much face, but they dared not offend the Galaxy Star Master in the slightest.
Nalan, as an Eleventh-Tier cultivator, would most likely peak at the perfection of this stage, with almost no chance of breaking through to the Twelfth-Tier.
However, Lin Yuan held the hope of reaching that ultimate stage.
If he succeeded in becoming a Twelfth-Tier cultivator, he would be the tenth strongest person in all of human civilization.
In that case, the factions that didn't send their congratulations today, or those who sent insufficient gifts, would probably regret their decision immensely in the future.
It was better to take action now and avoid future regrets.
This was the thinking of the various factions within human civilization.
And so...
For Lin Yuan's Eleventh-Tier ceremony, the total amount of congratulatory gifts he received was...
"Three billion, two hundred million universe crystals?"
Lin Yuan tallied up the gifts, a smile spreading across his face.
This amount was probably equivalent to the combined wealth of more than ten Eleventh-Tier cultivators.
Such a massive sum of universe crystals, when exchanged for various resources and with the discounts Lin Yuan enjoyed as a high-ranking citizen, would undoubtedly propel his cultivation of the Primordial Chaos Body forward significantly.
"With these three billion, two hundred million universe crystals, plus the savings I've accumulated over the years, perhaps I can cultivate the Primordial Chaos Body to the Great Perfection of the Eleventh-Tier?" Lin Yuan mused to himself.
The cultivation of the Primordial Chaos Body was mainly restricted by two factors: Primordial Chaos Crystals and resources.
Thanks to the endless supply of Primordial Chaos Crystals from the Primordial Chaos Beast in the Primordial Chaos Secret Realm, Lin Yuan had an abundance of them.
Thus, the primary constraint was resources.
Time passed, and three months went by in the blink of an eye.
Galaxy Main Star.
Lin Yuan sat with his legs crossed, his mind filled with insights that continuously propelled his understanding of the rules to greater heights.
"The Great Destruction Rule has finally reached the seventh level of insight."
Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.
The Great Destruction Rule was a pillar-grade fusion rule, and the seventh level of insight placed it firmly in the realm of the Twelfth-Tier.
However, Lin Yuan had already comprehended this pillar-grade fusion rule to the peak of the sixth level when he was at the Tenth-Tier.
Now that he had broken through to the Eleventh-Tier, his rate of insight had skyrocketed, making it natural for him to reach the seventh level.
In fact, the Great Destruction Rule wasn't the only pillar-grade fusion rule that Lin Yuan had brought to the seventh level of insight during these past three months.
The first one he had achieved this feat with was the Life and Death Cycle Rule.
"Hmm?"
"My inner world has expanded again."
With a slight movement of his consciousness, Lin Yuan's awareness descended into his inner world.
Upon reaching the Eleventh-Tier, the influx of Chaos Void Origin had broken the shackles that once restricted his inner world.
Although he lacked the boost of a Twelfth-Tier life essence, Lin Yuan's inner world could no longer be constrained.
Each time he gained a deeper insight into the rules, his inner world would expand significantly.
Additionally, as time passed, his inner world would slowly absorb the surrounding Chaos Void Origin, leading to a gradual expansion as well.
However, this natural expansion was extremely slow and paled in comparison to the rapid growth spurred by his rule insights.
When he had first entered the Eleventh-Tier, Lin Yuan's inner world spanned six trillion li.
Now, with two pillar-grade fusion rules reaching the seventh level of insight, his inner world had explosively expanded to six trillion and five hundred billion li.
It had increased by a whopping five hundred billion li.
"I wonder what my current life essence level would look like when reflected in the River of Time?"
A thought flitted through Lin Yuan's mind.
All life in the universe existed within the River of Time.
However, only those who comprehended the Time Rule could descend their consciousness into the River of Time and briefly observe their surroundings.
Every life form had a corresponding reflection in the River of Time, and the stronger their life essence, the more majestic their reflection.
Typically, the stronger a life form's life essence, the larger their reflection in the River of Time, and the deeper they could venture into its currents.
At the Tenth-Tier, a life form was already considered a small fish in the River of Time.
Upon reaching the Eleventh-Tier, they became a big fish.
The stronger their life essence, the larger their form in the River of Time, and the deeper they could traverse.
With this in mind, Lin Yuan swiftly immersed his consciousness into the River of Time.
An oppressive and confined feeling washed over him.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, gazing at his surroundings.
Before him lay an unimaginable river, vast and boundless, with no end in sight.
Yet, at this moment, Lin Yuan's colossal body occupied the entire riverbed.
The surging river waters rushed downward, their torrential force unable to budge Lin Yuan's body in the slightest.
"It's too cramped," Lin Yuan thought. The River of Time, which once seemed boundless to him, now gave him the impression of being unable to contain him.
Splash!
As Lin Yuan casually twisted his body, the river waters churned violently, sweeping toward the shore. Countless 'big fish' were startled and fled in all directions.
(End of Chapter)
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