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Chapter 461: The Eleventh Shuttle
Chapter 461: The Eleventh Shuttle (End of Chapter)
Merit points were linked to contributions to the overall human civilization.
Creating an unparalleled deterrence against foreign races and even peak races would also benefit the expansion of human civilization.
It was even more intimidating than the might of the strongest.
At least the peak powerhouses of human civilization still had some means of resistance against the major peak races.
But a Galaxy Master?
What could the Eleventh Tier do to stop it? Aside from the Twelfth Tier Ultimate, who could stand against a Galaxy Master in a supersized battlefield?
Absolute invincibility plunged countless Eleventh Tiers from the peak races into despair.
"Over two hundred billion merit points," Lin Yuan said with a smile.
Such a huge sum of merit points left him momentarily unsure of how to spend it.
"First, I'll raise my citizen rank to Level 10."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
It required five hundred billion merit points to advance from a Level 9 citizen to a Level 10 citizen.
Before the supersized battlefield was opened, Lin Yuan never imagined that he would be able to accumulate such a vast number of merit points in a short period.
He would probably have to wait until he had completed the entire eleventh step of the martial arts journey.
But now?
Five hundred billion merit points?
It was merely a quarter of his current total of over two thousand million.
As Lin Yuan elevated his citizen rank, his merit point balance decreased by five hundred billion.
In the blink of an eye, his citizen rank surged from Level 9 to Level 10.
"Level 10 citizen," Lin Yuan's eyes sparkled.
As far as he knew, the highest citizen rank in human civilization was Level 11.
As for Level 12, in theory, a citizen at this level would have control over all of human civilization.
However, this was merely a theory, and advancing to Level 12 involved more than just accumulating merit points.
Even for Level 11 citizens, there were only nine individuals in human civilization—the nine peak powerhouses.
Thus, Level 10 citizens were essentially the most revered figures in human civilization, second only to the peak powerhouses.
Even the peak powerhouses would not dare to neglect a Level 10 citizen. Each one of them had made indelible contributions to the advancement of human civilization.
There were only a handful of living Level 10 citizens in human civilization, and they were all from the era before the Stellar Calendar, a time when human civilization was still in its infancy.
In fact, during the dormant period of human civilization, the requirements for obtaining merit points were much less stringent than they were in the Stellar Calendar era.
After all, human civilization back then was not the peak civilization it was now, sweeping across the lands and conquering foreign races. Even when they obtained ultimate opportunities, they walked on thin ice, and the threshold for awarding merit points was naturally lower.
In a sense, Lin Yuan was the first Level 10 citizen to be born in human civilization since the start of the Stellar Calendar.
Five hundred billion merit points was an amount that even those skilled in acquiring merit points, like evolutionary scholars, would not be able to amass in over two million years.
"Hmm?"
"The highest president of human civilization is looking for me?"
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow as he noticed a video call request.
The highest president of human civilization was a position similar to that of a planetary governor, and the role was rotated every few years.
Even so, those who could take on this role were impeccable in every way, as they were the public face of human civilization's leadership.
They assisted the three goddesses in governing the vast human civilization.
Usually, the peak powerhouses would not interfere in the routine affairs of human civilization unless the situation was specified in the charter. Only then would the three goddesses seek the counsel of the peak powerhouses.
The peak powerhouses held more symbolic significance for human civilization in a spiritual sense.
Of course, the reason the peak powerhouses didn't involve themselves in routine affairs was that they simply couldn't be bothered. In reality, they held immense power within human civilization.
"Honorable Galaxy Master," the video call connected, and an elderly man with white hair appeared on the holographic screen, bowing to Lin Yuan.
In terms of strength, Lin Yuan was the second most powerful existence in human civilization and perhaps even the entire universe, second only to the Twelfth Tier.
In terms of citizen rank, Lin Yuan was now a Level 10 citizen, the first to achieve this rank since the Stellar Calendar began, making his status and significance unparalleled.
Even the highest president of human civilization had to show respect to Lin Yuan.
"Mhm," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
Then, he chatted briefly with the highest president.
The purpose of this video call was primarily to congratulate Lin Yuan on becoming a Level 10 citizen and to personally introduce him to the various benefits and privileges that came with the rank.
The basic benefits of being a Level 10 citizen were an enhanced version of those granted to a Level 9 citizen, covering all aspects of life. If Lin Yuan wanted to become the highest president, he would have a 100% chance of success.
The discount for purchasing various resources and weapons had also increased to 40%.
This 40% discount applied to everything, even the exchange of peak weapons and twelve-star wonders.
It was essentially the same as human civilization selling items to him at a loss.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
Aside from the enhanced benefits, the mere fact that he could exchange items at a 40% discount was enough to recoup his costs. With Lin Yuan's cultivation needs, it was only a matter of time before he made back the five hundred billion merit points' worth of twelve-star wonders.
"Hmm?"
"Have my permissions in the virtual world increased as well?"
Lin Yuan explored his new privileges as a Level 10 citizen and found that he could access the personal information of any citizen he desired.
Lin Yuan turned his attention to the information regarding this ultimate opportunity.
The so-called Ultimate Opportunity was the greatest opportunity obtained by human civilization during the period of its dormancy, from the myriad treasure legacies that descended from beyond the universe.
The Ultimate Opportunity gave birth to nine of the strongest individuals in human civilization, and the abundant blessings it brought allowed human civilization to develop to this day. Most of the clan's heirloom weapons and even its foundations originated from this Ultimate Opportunity.
"The tenth peak evolution path?"
Lin Yuan's heart stirred slightly. Among the ultimate opportunities acquired by human civilization, the most important were the ten peak evolution paths.
These ten peak evolution paths were all without ultimate existences, and their value was immeasurable. The nine strongest individuals in human civilization had walked down nine of these paths.
As for the tenth peak evolution path, it was exceptionally unique and abstruse. Thus far, no one from human civilization had successfully traversed this path to attain ultimate status.
"Completely different from the martial arts evolution path."
Lin Yuan browsed through it briefly. After becoming a Tenth-Level Citizen, he automatically gained access to this supreme evolution path.
In all of human civilization, only those citizens with extraordinary contributions were eligible to receive this evolution path, and the other nine supreme evolution paths were widely disseminated.
This was because there were ultimate existences presiding over those paths, whereas this tenth supreme evolution path was the heavenly road to the Twelfth Tier. It would not be propagated until there were a sufficient number of perfect Eleventh Tiers.
Upon obtaining this evolution path, Lin Yuan also saw the number of evolvers cultivating it, barely a hundred, with the strongest among them at the fourth stage of the Eleventh Tier.
"What a pity."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. This supreme evolution path did not cultivate the physical body, nor did it cultivate the soul or the inner world. Instead, it aimed to decipher all things, the universe, and the chaos of the void.
While it had a high potential ceiling, it was a path entirely different from the martial arts evolution path that Lin Yuan had forged, offering little in the way of applicable insights.
"So this is what it means to be a Tenth-Level Citizen."
Lin Yuan gained a basic understanding of all the perks and privileges that came with being a Tenth-Level Citizen.
In summary, it could be described in four words.
Unfettered freedom.
As a Tenth-Level Citizen, especially one who had ascended through the most orthodox path after the start of the Stellar Calendar, Lin Yuan could essentially do anything within human civilization.
There had been other Tenth-Level Citizens before Lin Yuan, but they were all born before the Stellar Calendar, having crossed different thresholds with different conditions. Hence, the benefits and privileges they enjoyed were not as extensive as Lin Yuan's.
In simpler terms, the perks that Lin Yuan's predecessors had were but a 'castrated version' of what he now possessed.
"There's nothing else for now."
Lin Yuan's thoughts converged. "I can proceed with the eleventh shuttle."
If not for the need to oversee the supersized battlefield, Lin Yuan would have likely embarked on his eleventh shuttle decades ago.
Although the outcome of the supersized battlefield had been determined ninety years ago, Lin Yuan waited until the war had completely ended to ensure absolute certainty before preparing for his next shuttle.
With that in mind, Lin Yuan sank his consciousness into the depths of his mind, arriving before the majestic Myriad Worlds Gate.
"This time, I shall shuttle to the Immortal Realm."
Lin Yuan made his decision.
The Immortal Realm was the world above the Spirit Realm. After ascending to the ninth layer of the Spirit Realm, Lin Yuan had caught a glimpse of that vast world towering above the Spirit Realm.
With this, he obtained the world coordinates, thus identifying the Immortal Realm.
According to the information Lin Yuan gathered in the Spirit Realm, both the Spirit Realm and the world of Zhongtu below it were influenced by the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Ancestor of the Immortal Realm had once wandered through countless worlds, spreading the immortal cultivation system.
And the Immortal Ancestor was the only ultimate existence beyond the main universe that Lin Yuan knew of.
The ultimate domain where the Immortal Ancestor stood was none other than the Immortal Dao.
"During the shuttle, my true self will continue to absorb resources and cultivate the Primordial Empyrean Body." Lin Yuan made arrangements for various matters.
Now that Lin Yuan had reached a certain level of proficiency in cultivating the Primordial Empyrean Body, it had become instinctual, and his body would naturally continue to cultivate and devour resources to strengthen itself, even without the guidance of his conscious will.
It was akin to how the heart continued to beat and the body continued to function even while one slept.
"This time, I'll stay in the Immortal Realm for two thousand and one hundred years?"
"At a time flow rate of one to twenty compared to the main world, that means for every two thousand and one hundred years in the Immortal Realm, only one hundred years will pass in the main universe?"
Lin Yuan sent a strand of his consciousness through the world coordinates of the Immortal Realm, briefly observing that vast world and gathering some information.
The time flow rate of one to twenty indicated that the Immortal Realm was very close in level to the main universe.
"I'll announce that I'll be in seclusion for the next hundred years."
After making all the necessary preparations, Lin Yuan immediately initiated his eleventh shuttle.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The Myriad Worlds Gate faintly rippled with fluctuations as Lin Yuan poured his entire consciousness into the gate.
(End of Chapter)
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