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Chapter 518: Suppressing Them All
Chapter 518: Suppressing Them All (End of Chapter)
At the edge of the universe, amidst the starry cosmos, dozens of peak Twelfth-Stage powerhouses stood with grave expressions. The path to the heavens, paved by countless rules, hung suspended not far from them.
A young man descended, his feet seemingly trampling on the very rules of the universe.
"Galaxy Master Lin!"
The hearts of the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses sank. They knew that after rejecting the proposal of the Human Civilization, they would inevitably have to face Galaxy Master Lin. But they hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
Just a moment ago, they had refused Xuanyuan's strongest expert, and now, Galaxy Master Lin had arrived.
Furthermore, with his strength, Galaxy Master Lin could have arrived unnoticed, yet he chose to make his presence known, appearing with such dignity and composure.
What did this mean?
It meant absolute strength.
Galaxy Master Lin was confident in his power.
Having cultivated to the Twelfth Stage, his thoughts raced at an incredible speed, and in an instant, he had deduced numerous speculations.
"Galaxy Master Lin, do you truly not intend to leave us a way out?"
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan spoke with a solemn tone. At this moment, all the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses were brewing a terrifying aura within their bodies, ready to exert all their strength at any time.
As for fleeing?
None of them were fools. The universe was vast, but where could they run? On the contrary, if they scattered and fled, they would only give Galaxy Master Lin the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
The only option for the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses at this moment was to gather all their strength and attempt to withstand Galaxy Master Lin.
As long as he couldn't defeat them, they would consider it a victory.
"Submit to the Human Civilization and hand over ninety percent of your Twelfth-Stage weapons, treasures, and rarities. That is your only way out," Lin Yuan said calmly and indifferently.
"We can submit to the Human Civilization, but can we reduce the amount of Twelfth-Stage weapons, treasures, and rarities we hand over?" The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan's expression changed as he finally spoke.
This was already their biggest concession, as the Twelfth-Stage weapons, treasures, and rarities were crucial for them to face the future cosmic calamity with confidence.
They couldn't afford any losses in this regard.
"It seems you are still hoping for a lucky break." Lin Yuan looked at the numerous Twelfth-Stage powerhouses.
In fact, asking for ninety percent of their Twelfth-Stage possessions was already an act of mercy on Lin Yuan's part, as he understood the difficulties of cultivating to the Twelfth Stage.
"Galaxy Master Lin, let us see what your current strength is." The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan's brow twitched, and a brilliant light appeared between his eyebrows. A majestic palace emerged, enveloping all the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses within.
This palace was the Yu Clan's ultimate defensive treasure, obtained at the beginning of the universe's creation, having fallen from the chaotic void.
The majestic palace was a pinnacle artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm, and in theory, it could completely block an attack from a peak Path-Understanding Realm expert. Its only drawback was its immense consumption.
However, with dozens of Twelfth-Stage powerhouses present, the consumption could be shared, making it much more manageable.
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan dared to bargain with Lin Yuan because of this pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm.
Even if Galaxy Master Lin was at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm, what of it? Even if he was stronger than the average peak Path-Understanding Realm expert, as long as he was still within the scope of the Path-Understanding Realm, he wouldn't be able to do anything to this palace.
Upon seeing this, the other Twelfth-Stage powerhouses present heaved a sigh of relief. The pressure of facing Galaxy Master Lin directly was immense, but with this palace as a barrier, things were much easier.
"I hope that after Galaxy Master Lin witnesses the power of this palace, he will choose to retreat."
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan thought to himself.
While the palace could block Galaxy Master Lin, they, the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses, couldn't hide in it forever.
Therefore, reaching a peace agreement with the Human Civilization and Galaxy Master Lin was an inevitable outcome.
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan believed that with this palace, they could gain more leverage for their side.
At the very least, they wouldn't be completely helpless.
**Jie Clan's Domain**
In front of the mysterious wooden house, where its origins were unknown, Lin Yuan sat with the two Jie Clan Ultimates, facing each other.
"A pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm?"
The Jie Clan Ultimate on the right raised his eyebrow and looked at Lin Yuan as he spoke, "Galaxy Master Lin, do you need our assistance?"
The two Jie Clan Ultimates were rejected by the universe's consciousness, and if they took action, there was a risk of being suppressed.
However, as long as they could curry favor with Lin Yuan, this reincarnation of a Great Sage, the two Jie Clan Ultimates would be more than happy to do so.
In the Chaotic Void, the might of a Great Sage was immense, and generally, only extraordinary Great Sages would reincarnate.
Only those extraordinary Great Sages who had reached perfection in the Chaotic Realm would have the confidence that their reincarnation would not meet an untimely end. As for ordinary Chaotic Honored Ones, reincarnation was no different from seeking death.
Even Chaotic Great Sages dared not reincarnate easily. While both Chaotic Great Sages and Extraordinary Great Sages were considered Great Sages, there was a difference in the extent of memories they carried over into their reincarnations.
"I can handle it myself."
Lin Yuan smiled faintly. At this moment, he was only present here as an avatar, while his true body was with the dozens of Twelfth-Stage powerhouses.
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan and numerous other Ultimates stood tall beneath the starry sky, and a majestic palace enveloped all the Twelfth-Stage beings, exuding an incredibly formidable aura.
"It's quite big." Lin Yuan carefully examined the majestic palace and the numerous Twelfth-Stage powerhouses within. "A cage, huh?"
Indeed, the majestic palace was a pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm, and in terms of quality, it was almost comparable to the seven pinnacle artifacts left behind by 'Cang Wei Yang', a dominant-level expert of the Path-Understanding Realm.
"What do you mean?"
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan was slightly taken aback.
Why would Galaxy Master Lin refer to this pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm as a big cage?
Before the Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan could understand the meaning behind Lin Yuan's words, he saw Lin Yuan's thoughts stir, and dozens of figures condensed from all directions in the void, surrounding the majestic palace that enveloped the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses.
"Are those... Galaxy Master Lin's avatars?"
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan and the dozens of other Twelfth-Stage powerhouses were filled with doubt as they sensed the approaching figures. They realized that these figures were avatars condensed by Galaxy Master Lin.
The ability to condense avatars was quite common, and not only Twelfth-Stage powerhouses but even Ninth and Tenth-Stage experts could easily do so.
However, the strength of these avatars was far inferior to that of the true body. An avatar of an Eleventh-Stage powerhouse would likely be unable to defeat even a Ninth or Tenth-Stage expert.
In the past, the avatars condensed by Twelfth-Stage powerhouses were mainly used to bully the special ancient gods at the perfect Eleventh Stage. As for avatars of the same level? They were simply too weak.
Even if Lin Yuan was at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm, the avatars he condensed wouldn't be very strong, at most slightly stronger than a perfect Eleventh Stage.
Such avatars, even if there were hundreds or thousands of them, what could they do?
"What is Galaxy Master Lin trying to do?"
"He's condensing dozens of avatars?"
"Does he think he can deal with us with just these avatars?"
"Is Galaxy Master Lin looking down on us, thinking we're at the Eleventh Stage?"
The Twelfth-Stage powerhouses within the majestic palace communicated with each other.
They were all too aware of the gap in strength between avatars and true bodies.
Even though they didn't think they could defeat Galaxy Master Lin, they certainly didn't believe that a mere avatar could handle them.
"Be careful anyway."
The Ultimate Lifeform of the Yu Clan, who was controlling the majestic palace, was also puzzled, but he didn't let down his guard for a moment. He remained vigilant and focused, ready to exert all his strength.
However, the next moment, under the watchful eyes of all the Twelfth-Stage powerhouses, the dozens of avatars surrounding the majestic palace moved simultaneously.
In an instant, vast swaths of space-time began to collapse and crumble, and the majestic palace, a pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm meant to protect all the Twelfth-Stage beings, seemed like a lone boat adrift in a vast ocean, vulnerable and on the brink of destruction.
"What?"
"This is impossible!"
"How can mere avatars possess such immense power?"
The Twelfth-Stage powerhouses within the palace were bewildered, sensing the tremors reverberating through the palace. This defensive artifact, a pinnacle of the Path-Understanding Realm, was being relentlessly crushed by a force that seemed to surpass its limits.
Lin Yuan observed calmly as the majestic palace shook and quivered.
The upper limit of combat strength in the main universe was fixed at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm; this was an immutable law. Unless one possessed the ability to counter the constraints of the universe, they would be subject to its suppression.
To counter the universe itself? The universe was akin to the body of a normal Chaotic Honored One, and thus, even a normal Chaotic Honored One trapped within its confines would be suppressed.
Of course, this did not apply to a Chaotic Great Sage. While they may not be able to erase the universe entirely, Chaotic Great Sages could destroy the universe's origin, hastening its descent into the Great Destruction.
Lin Yuan was no exception to this rule.
Although his combat strength soared to the Dominator Realm upon reaching the Twelfth Stage, within the universe, the limit of his power was constrained to the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm.
Even so, Lin Yuan's strength at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm far exceeded that of a typical cultivator at the same stage.
The most evident proof was the strength of the avatars he had condensed, each possessing combat prowess nearing the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm.
The universe imposed a limit on the pinnacle of combat strength, capping it at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm, but it did not restrict the number of beings who could attain that level.
"What a pity. It's still too slow," Lin Yuan thought to himself, shaking his head inwardly. Without the universe's suppression, his true power would have made dealing with these Twelfth-Stage Ultimates a much simpler task.
He could easily employ his mental will secret technique—the Abyssal Eye.
With Lin Yuan's current mental will index of sixty million points, using the Abyssal Eye would cause the consciousness of these Twelfth-Stage powerhouses to sink into oblivion.
The disparity in mental will indices was simply too vast.
"It will have to do for now," Lin Yuan mused. He carefully studied the majestic palace, his eyes narrowing.
"Space-time."
Lin Yuan's true body took action, and his dozens of avatars attacked in unison, completely destabilizing the foundation of the majestic palace. Then, he compressed the layers of space-time around it.
Instantly, the once-imposing palace began to shrink, eventually fitting into the palm of Lin Yuan's hand.
The majestic palace, which had protected countless Twelfth-Stage beings, had now become their prison, trapping them within.
"No!"
"Why? How can Galaxy Master Lin's avatars be so strong?"
"Galaxy Master Lin, we were wrong. We are willing to submit to the Human Civilization forever and hand over ninety percent of our Twelfth-Stage weapons, treasures, and rarities," the Twelfth-Stage Ultimates within the palace pleaded, their voices filled with despair.
The Twelfth-Stage Ultimates within the palace were panic-stricken, realizing they had been completely suppressed within the palace. Although they were unharmed for the moment, they had lost their freedom and their ability to act.
This was a terrifying prospect, as Galaxy Master Lin now had all the time in the world to devise ways to deal with them.
Even if he couldn't kill them, when the universe underwent the Great Destruction, he could simply toss the palace into the deepest reaches of the universe.
The power of the Great Destruction would penetrate the palace and afflict them, leaving them trapped and unable to move, forced to endure wave after wave of annihilating power until their demise became inevitable.
"You realize your mistake now? It's too late," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. He had already given these Twelfth-Stage Ultimates a chance.
In fact, from the distant past when the Human Civilization was still in its embryonic stages, to the time before Lin Yuan became the strongest, to the present Star Sea Calendar era, countless cultivators had perished at the hands of these Twelfth-Stage Ultimates.
While the Twelfth-Stage Ultimates may have scorned the idea of attacking weaker foes, the mere aftermath of their battles was enough to devastate entire star fields and star domains.
"What?"
In the Jie Clan's domain, the two Jie Clan Ultimates were perplexed. Even the pinnacle defensive artifact of the Path-Understanding Realm, which they had found so formidable, had been easily suppressed by Galaxy Master Lin?
"Galaxy Master Lin," the two Jie Clan Ultimates murmured, their eyes fixed on the slowly dissipating dozens of avatars. A shiver ran down their spines as the implications sank in.
How could these avatars, each possessing strength nearing the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm, be possible?
"For mere avatars to have such power, Galaxy Master Lin's true body must be at least at the Dominator Realm," the Jie Clan Ultimate on the right said, swallowing nervously as he looked at Lin Yuan's calm and composed expression.
Compared to the bewildered state of the suppressed Twelfth-Stage Ultimates, the two Jie Clan Ultimates could speculate a little more.
Firstly, the strength of an avatar was undoubtedly far inferior to that of the true body; there was no doubt about that. An avatar was merely a wisp of mental will condensed at will, so how could it compare to the true body, a flesh and soul tempered through countless trials?
The only explanation for the terrifying strength displayed by Lin Yuan's avatars was that his true body's combat strength far surpassed the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm.
Currently, Lin Yuan's true body was at the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm because that was the upper limit imposed by the universe they were in.
"I shall take my leave now," Lin Yuan said, glancing at the silent Jie Clan Ultimates before disappearing from view.
"Galaxy Master Lin... I am now convinced that you are the reincarnation of a Great Sage," the Jie Clan Ultimate on the left remarked with a sense of awe.
Initially, they had thought that the Twelfth Stage was the absolute limit, with the peak of the Path-Understanding Realm being the pinnacle of power.
But who would have thought that Galaxy Master Lin would soar directly to the Dominator Realm upon reaching the Twelfth Stage? Even in the Chaotic Void, Dominator Realm cultivators were considered formidable, and as long as they didn't venture into dangerous areas, it was challenging for them to meet their end.
Yet, Galaxy Master Lin had reached the Dominator Realm the moment he stepped into the Twelfth Stage?
News of Galaxy Master Lin's feat of suppressing dozens of Twelfth-Stage powerhouses spread rapidly throughout the universe.
The Eleventh-Stage powerhouses from the peak clans and races felt their hearts sink as they learned that their ancestors had fallen into Galaxy Master Lin's hands.
"Our ancestor has been captured by Galaxy Master Lin?"
"How is this possible? Our ancestor is a Twelfth-Stage Ultimate!"
"I refuse to believe it!"
One by one, the Eleventh-Stage powerhouses from these peak clans and races struggled to accept the truth, but soon, they received confirmation from the avatars their ancestors had left behind within their clans.
Lin Yuan tucked away the majestic palace and turned to take a step forward, his figure reappearing at the third major stronghold of the Human Civilization.
Xuanyuan and the other eight strongest experts had their minds blown, still reeling from what they had just witnessed. Moments ago, they had been discussing strategies to deal with the dozens of Twelfth-Stage powerhouses from the foreign races, expecting a protracted and grueling battle.
But before they could even finish their discussion, Galaxy Master Lin had resolved the threat posed by the foreign Twelfth-Stage powerhouses?
(End of Chapter)
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