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Chapter 501: On the Verge of the Ultimate?
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"My avatar has finally settled in."
In his home universe, within the mysterious and ancient Secret Realm of Xuan Huang, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.
The cave belonging to Cang Wei Yang, a pinnacle existence at the Dominator Realm, had provided Lin Yuan with abundant gains. Thus, he urgently needed a place to assimilate all that he had acquired, and the Ancient Chaotic Continent seemed perfect for this purpose.
"I'll let my avatar familiarize itself there first. Once I reach the twelfth tier, I'll bring all the resources and treasures that I don't need for trading." Lin Yuan thought to himself.
He dared not let his avatar carry too many precious treasures out of the universe until he reached the twelfth tier.
Lin Yuan preferred fair trade to plunder; it was the safer option.
He was not like those twelfth-tier Path-Achieving beings with bleak prospects. Blessed with a heaven-defying comprehension talent, what he needed most was a safe environment to grow and improve.
"Let's see what my internal world is like now."
Lin Yuan diverted a strand of his consciousness into his internal world.
Compared to a hundred years ago, his internal world had expanded explosively, reaching an astonishing range of eleven light-years.
This eleven-light-year range far surpassed the mere thousands of miles, or even tens of thousands of miles, that was typical of other perfected eleventh-tier lives. In comparison, Lin Yuan's internal world was billions of times larger.
"My internal world, physical body, soul, and so on have all reached their peak. I've pretty much absorbed the transformation brought about by the Chaotic Rules."
Lin Yuan mused to himself.
Understanding the Chaotic Rules was one thing, but it couldn't compare to the evolution of his life essence. There was a limit to how much his internal world could absorb and immerse itself in the origin energy of the Chaotic Void.
"Even in the boundless Chaotic Void, I should be one of the strongest eleventh-tiers, right?"
Lin Yuan contemplated, sensing the vast and unfathomable energy within him.
He wasn't sure what era the Chaotic Void was in, but during the Chaotic Epoch, when the Xuan Huang Emperor and the Master of the Magic Jade Tower existed, he had never heard of an eleventh-tier being stronger than himself.
Indeed.
The Chaotic Void was full of countless opportunities.
There had been cases of eleventh-tier lives challenging twelfth-tier beings.
But those were with the aid of external factors and forces. As for Lin Yuan, he had reached a level comparable to, or even surpassing, ordinary Path-Achieving beings by relying solely on himself. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a one-of-a-kind existence in the Chaotic Void.
"Over this hundred years, the twelfth-tier path of my martial evolution has been pretty much perfected." Lin Yuan's thoughts swirled.
To break through to the ultimate and enter the twelfth-tier Path-Achieving realm, it was natural to need a perfected Path-Achieving chapter.
In fact, as early as a hundred years ago, Lin Yuan had already perfected the initial stage of the Path-Achieving chapter. Even if he had directly entered the twelfth tier back then, it wouldn't have been a problem.
But during the wait for his own transformation, Lin Yuan took the opportunity to perfect the entire Path-Achieving chapter.
"Before I make my breakthrough to the ultimate, let's see if I can pass the eighth floor of the Black Tower." Lin Yuan's heart stirred.
A hundred years ago, Lin Yuan had easily cleared the seventh floor of the Black Tower but had stopped just short of completing the eighth.
At that time, Lin Yuan realized the shortcomings of his life essence.
Ultimately, he was still an eleventh-tier life.
But now?
With his internal world expanding explosively, Lin Yuan's life essence had naturally risen with the tide, improving by a large margin.
Even if it was still not as good as a Dominator Realm life, the fact that he had comprehended the Chaotic Rules put him above most Dominator Realm peaks.
With that thought, Lin Yuan descended upon the Magic Jade Space.
The Master of the Magic Jade Tower had set a rule: any rewards obtained by those who challenged the tower would be based on their performance during the challenge.
Therefore,
Lin Yuan chose to clear the eighth floor of the Black Tower as an eleventh-tier being. The benefits he would gain were naturally much greater than if he had cleared it after reaching the twelfth tier.
Even for a twelfth-tier Path-Achieving being to clear the eighth floor would be considered extremely heaven-defying.
Magic Jade Space.
Nine-Story Black Tower.
Lin Yuan's figure descended.
"You're here." The humanoid stone statue, Shen Ji, stepped out, his gaze towards Lin Yuan filled with emotion.
He never would have imagined that he would encounter such a monstrous genius.
Compared to Lin Yuan, even the Master of the Magic Jade Tower, a Chaotic Grand Sage, could be considered... mediocre?
"I'll give the eighth floor a try."
Lin Yuan spoke softly, his tone gentle.
"Very well."
The humanoid stone statue, Shen Ji, nodded.
At the same time, he opened the path to the eighth floor of the Black Tower.
Whoosh.
Lin Yuan entered the eighth floor of the Black Tower.
Shen Ji, the humanoid statue, immediately began to watch.
This time, Lin Yuan didn't hesitate. He directly channeled the Chaotic Qi to empower himself as he made his way to the final stage of the eighth floor.
"Break for me!"
Lin Yuan drank in a low voice, and the surge in his life essence finally allowed him to cross over and step into the 'finish line' of the eighth floor.
"I did it."
Lin Yuan breathed a mental sigh of relief.
At that moment, he had reached his limit, and if he still couldn't get past the eighth floor of the Black Tower, he would probably have to wait until he entered the twelfth-tier Path-Achieving realm before trying again.
"Congratulations. You are the 142nd member of my Magic Jade Tower to pass the eighth floor." Shen Ji, the humanoid statue, appeared and spoke.
"The 142nd?" Lin Yuan was slightly taken aback.
Just 142?
"That's already quite a lot." Shen Ji sighed.
Those who could pass the eighth floor of the Black Tower were usually at the peak of the Dominator Realm.
During the heyday of the Magic Jade Tower, there were 141 peak Dominator Realms, several Chaotic Realms, and the Chaotic Grand Sage who was the Master of the Magic Jade Tower. It was already an extremely powerful force.
In fact, once one reached the Chaotic Realm, it was rare for them to submit to a Chaotic Grand Sage. Chaotic Honored Ones could easily establish their own Chaotic Continent and live as they pleased. Why would they follow a Chaotic Grand Sage?
Even a Chaos Great Sage would find it challenging to completely annihilate a Chaos Honored One.
The myriad life-saving methods of a Chaos Honored One were not to be underestimated.
Guidance?
In the path from Chaos Honored One to Chaos Great Sage, one could only rely on themselves. Pledging allegiance to a Chaos Great Sage would hardly provide any benefit in reaching that domain.
The ancient Chaos Honored One from the continent of Ancient Clarity, who had subdued that Chaos Dragon Beast, merely possessed power almost comparable to a Chaos Honored One, but was not on par with them.
"It's quite a lot," Lin Yuan thought, realizing that he had somewhat underestimated himself.
At present, disregarding other aspects, Lin Yuan's understanding of the rules had already surpassed most Dominator Realm peaks.
Even during the heyday of the Magic Jade Tower, his strength would have placed him within the top two hundred.
"This is the reward list for passing the eighth floor," the humanoid stone statue, Shen Ji, said as he waved his hand, and a light screen appeared before Lin Yuan.
The list included only the finest Chaotic Realm treasures.
Normally, the reward for clearing the eighth floor of the Black Tower would be top-grade Dominator Realm treasures, with perhaps one or two Chaotic Realm treasures included.
However, since Lin Yuan had cleared it as an eleventh-tier being, the treasures presented by the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji were the most precious batch in the entire nine-story Black Tower.
Regular members of the Magic Jade Tower, even if they cleared the ninth floor, would not have the opportunity to choose from these treasures.
Only those with an exceptionally heaven-defying talent who cleared the ninth floor and had the potential to become Chaos Great Sages, similar to Lin Yuan, who had just cleared the eighth floor, would receive such treatment.
"So many treasures," Lin Yuan thought in astonishment. The Chaotic Realm secret treasure left behind by 'Cang Wei Yang', a Dominator Realm peak powerhouse, couldn't even make it to the bottom of this reward list.
Chaotic Realm secret treasures were not particularly valuable to Chaos Honored Ones, as many of them were casually refined by these beings.
Otherwise, 'Cang Wei Yang' wouldn't have possessed three Chaotic Realm secret treasures.
Of course, for those at the Path-Achieving or Dominator Realms, Chaotic Realm secret treasures were already extremely precious.
"Which one should I choose?"
Lin Yuan was a little hesitant.
First, he eliminated the weapon secret treasures from the list, as the ones presented were the very best Chaotic Realm weapon secret treasures. Even if Lin Yuan reached the twelfth tier, it would be a long time before he could refine them, let alone wield their power.
If he couldn't refine or use them, then even the most precious treasure would be more of a showpiece than anything else.
"Forget it, I'll choose after reaching the twelfth tier," Lin Yuan decided. It wouldn't be wise to make a hasty decision now, as he was only at the eleventh tier. What if he chose something that turned out to be not very useful once he reached the twelfth tier? That would be a huge loss.
After all, he lacked nothing at the moment and didn't need to make a selection immediately.
"I'll choose later," Lin Yuan said to the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji.
"No problem," Shen Ji nodded.
"Next, I want to take a look at the ninth floor," Lin Yuan said, lifting his head to gaze at the ninth floor of the Black Tower.
This was the final floor of the tower, and those who cleared it were considered to have Chaotic Realm peak strength and were not far from becoming Chaos Great Sages.
"Go ahead," Shen Ji said with a strange expression on his face, but he still nodded in agreement.
The next moment, Lin Yuan arrived at the ninth floor of the Black Tower.
There was no pressure or rule test here, and the entire floor was empty, which surprised Lin Yuan.
"What is the criteria for clearing the ninth floor?" Lin Yuan wondered, as he didn't see anything resembling a 'finish line' nearby.
Just then, the entire ninth floor dimmed, and a majestic figure appeared.
Clad in a black robe, his gaze was indifferent, as if imbued with the rules of the universe.
"What's this?" Lin Yuan's expression changed as he locked eyes with the majestic figure, only to find his consciousness fading. When he regained his senses, he was outside the nine-story Black Tower.
"What is the ninth floor?" Lin Yuan's face turned solemn.
"Indeed," Shen Ji acknowledged.
"To pass the ninth floor, you must defeat an imprint left by the master of the Magic Jade Tower," the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji explained.
"An imprint left by the master of the Magic Jade Tower?" Lin Yuan was speechless.
He had known that the ninth floor would be difficult, but he hadn't expected it to be this challenging. The master of the Magic Jade Tower was a Chaos Great Sage, and an imprint left by such a being was not something that a typical Chaotic Realm being could handle.
After all, the powerful beings who appeared in the Magic Jade Space were only a fragment of their consciousness.
Back in the Xuan Huang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
"It seems that the master of the Magic Jade Tower is not weaker than Emperor Xuan Huang," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Previously, when he had witnessed Emperor Xuan Huang creating the Three Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty-Three Xuan Huang Secret Realms, Lin Yuan had felt that the Emperor was slightly stronger than the master of the Magic Jade Tower.
"Never mind that," Lin Yuan refocused his thoughts and gazed out into the starry universe.
Over the past hundred years, Lin Yuan's two primordial spirits and incarnations had been traveling throughout the universe, often sensing the causal lock-on gaze of twelfth-tier beings from other races.
However, those twelfth-tier beings from other races didn't have a better understanding of the rules of causality than Lin Yuan, so even when Lin Yuan gave them the opportunity by letting his two primordial spirits and incarnations wander freely, they were unable to lock onto their positions, let alone launch an attack.
"I gave you the opportunity, but you couldn't take advantage of it," Lin Yuan sighed. At this moment, he had reached the pinnacle in all aspects and was ready to take on the ultimate challenge.
(End of Chapter)
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