Chapter 572: Strength Evolution

Chapter 572: Strength Evolution

An endless torrent of chaotic energy surged forth, rolling towards the depths.

Under the desperate urging of the black-bearded man, a pinnacle figure of the Dominator realm, the silver ship struggled to move against the current. It was like a lone leaf in a vast ocean, always at risk of capsizing amidst the chaotic energy that filled the skies.

Cold sweat dripped down the black-bearded man's face, and as time passed, he also sensed a terrifying pulling force, as if a giant beast were devouring everything in its path.

His fellow disciples, who were standing nearby, finally realized the severity of the situation, and they trembled in the corners, afraid to move.

"Hold on! Hold on!"

The black-bearded man took a deep breath and without hesitation, began to burn the origin of his cosmic body.

For a twelfth-stage expert, their cosmic body was their foundation, and burning its origin was equivalent to burning that foundation.

While this would indeed result in a significant boost in strength, the consequences were also unbearable, leaving irreversible hidden dangers.

But at this moment, the black-bearded man had no other choice.

He felt that if they couldn't withstand the omnipresent pulling force, the consequences they would face would be far worse than burning the origin of their cosmic body.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The arrays within the silver ship were operating at full capacity.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, the black-bearded man finally sensed that the pulling force around them was slowly weakening.

"Have we broken free?"

The black-bearded man's breath was unstable, but his face was filled with wild joy as he frantically increased the power driving the silver ship.

Finally, the silver ship steadied, having broken free from the terrifying pulling force.

"Phew!"

The black-bearded man took a few steps back.

He couldn't remember the last time he had pushed himself this hard. The experience he had just gone through felt like when he was still a sixth-stage life form and witnessed one of the pinnacle Ancestors of his sect, who was at the Dominator realm.

No, the feeling he had at this moment was far more shocking and hopeless than that.

"Brother, are we safe now?"

At this moment, the disciples who had only reached the Path-Opening realm cautiously approached and asked tentatively.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be safe," the black-bearded man replied after a moment's thought, his tone still uncertain.

Who knew if that terrifying pulling force would suddenly reappear or intensify? But for now, it seemed that they had escaped the danger.

Hearing this, the disciples heaved a sigh of relief.

"Brother, what was that pulling force just now?"

"Yes, I felt like my soul and spirit were about to be sucked away."

The disciples asked, their voices still trembling.

"I'm not sure," the black-bearded man shook his head. "I guess it was a Wonderlife of the Chaos realm swallowing energy?"

The black-bearded man had seen a Chaos Honored Master before; the strongest person in his sect was one such being.

But even someone as powerful as a Chaos Honored Master wouldn't be able to swallow all the chaotic energy in the surrounding millions or tens of millions of light-years, would they? Only those Wonderlifes born and bred in the Chaotic Void, with their exceptionally strong innate talent and bloodline, could be responsible for what was happening now.

"A Wonderlife?"

"Of the Chaos realm?"

The disciples swallowed, their mouths dry. Wonderlifes were already powerful, often capable of sweeping through those of the same stage. And those with special bloodlines could even challenge a Chaos Honored Master at the pinnacle of the Dominator realm.

A Wonderlife of the Chaos realm?

Even ordinary Chaos Honored Masters would probably not dare to provoke such a being.

"We're lucky," the black-bearded man said with a touch of relief in his voice. "That Chaos-realm Wonderlife didn't seem to pay any attention to us."

From the moment he had sensed the pulling force to when he finally broke free, he hadn't felt any resistance.

That was the key to their escape.

"We're too weak. In the eyes of that Chaos-realm Wonderlife, we're probably no different from the chaotic energy floating around, so it didn't bother with us," the black-bearded man mused, a touch of emotion on his face. Sometimes, it seemed that being weak could also be a blessing.

In the very center of the endlessly surging chaotic energy, Lin Yuan sat quietly with his legs crossed.

At this moment, Lin Yuan had completely unleashed his restrictions, appearing in his true form in the depths of the chaos. His body was massive, spanning over a hundred million light-years, and with each breath, he inhaled a vast amount of chaotic energy.

"I've finally entered the Dominator realm."

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.

Entering the Dominator realm was a fundamental evolution of his life essence, and it naturally required a huge amount of energy to support it.

And in this Chaotic Void, chaotic energy was the most abundant. It was a form of energy, though the chaotic energy that permeated the Chaotic Void was not pure, and it was difficult for Path-Opening realm and Dominator realm lives to absorb directly.

But Lin Yuan was different. He had long ago understood how to directly absorb chaotic energy, and with his deep accumulation, he could forcefully absorb even the most chaotic and impure energy.

Whether it was chaotic or pure, it was still energy in its essence.

"Now..."

Lin Yuan carefully sensed the changes in his body.

After entering the Dominator realm, the aspect that had changed the most was naturally his cosmic body.

"My cosmic body currently exceeds a hundred million light-years in size," Lin Yuan thought, his heart filled with joy.

At the pinnacle of the Path-Opening realm, Lin Yuan's cosmic body had reached its extreme, spanning just over thirty-three million light-years.

Now it had directly reached a hundred million light-years? Just in terms of diameter, it had increased three hundredfold.

As for the growth in volume, it was naturally far more than three hundred times.

"A hundred million light-years is just the size of my cosmic body when I first entered the Dominator realm. It will increase rapidly from now on," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

According to his estimations, his cosmic body would reach several thousand billion light-years in size at the limit of the Dominator realm.

"The internal universe within a normal Chaos Venerable would only be a few thousand billion light-years in diameter. Now that I've reached the pinnacle of the Dominator realm, the size of my internal universe can rival that of a Chaos Venerable's." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Here, the comparison was based on the size of their internal universes. In truth, after being perfected and transformed by the Infinite Void technique, Lin Yuan's internal universe, even at just a mere tens of millions of light-years in size, was already comparable to a Chaos Venerable's internal universe spanning a thousand billion light-years.

When Lin Yuan's internal universe expanded to a thousand billion light-years in diameter, an ordinary Chaos Venerable, even if their life layer was higher than Lin Yuan's, would still be no match for him in terms of the formidable foundation and depth of his internal universe. They would be swept aside by Lin Yuan's might, just like any other Venerable below the Chaos Grand Sage.

The strength of one's internal universe was not solely determined by its size. Both diamonds and carbon were composed of the same particles, yet their hardness differed vastly.

"If I were to enter the Chaos realm, wouldn't the diameter of my internal universe reach tens of thousands of billions, or even hundreds of thousands of billions of light-years?"

Lin Yuan's thoughts wandered. After all, the size of a typical natural universe born from Chaos Void was only about ten thousand billion light-years in diameter.

And here he was, on the verge of entering the Chaos realm, with an internal universe that would surpass the size of a natural universe.

"That's too powerful."

Lin Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in awe. At the same time, he thought of the Infinite Void legacy.

Up till now, there had been multiple factors contributing to the remarkable height his internal universe had reached. These included the three infusions of Chaos Void origin, the suppression of the Chaos Tree, and more.

However, the main reason was still that thirteen-stage legacy from the Gourd.

To be precise, it was a legacy created by a thirteen-stage time life form, specifically for enhancing the foundation of living beings, based on its own foundation.

"Aside from the Infinite Void, which targets the foundation, that thirteen-stage time life form that created the Gourd also left behind legacies that target the physical body, soul, spirit, and willpower."

Lin Yuan recalled the words of the red-clad girl, and his expression couldn't help but turn pensive.

Just the Infinite Void, which targeted the foundation, had brought about such a huge enhancement for him. If he were to cultivate all the legacies left behind by that thirteen-stage time life form, what kind of monster would he become?

"It's already fortunate enough for me to obtain the Infinite Void. It would be greedy to wish for any other thirteen-stage legacies."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

It was unrealistic to expect that all good things would fall into his lap.

"But with my current strength..."

Lin Yuan began to assess himself. Having just entered the Dominator realm, his life essence had been elevated and transformed, resulting in a surge in the various aspects of his being, including his internal universe and physical body.

This surge in strength had propelled Lin Yuan's power to a level that was almost at the pinnacle of the Chaos realm.

"I wonder, after I reach the pinnacle of the Dominator realm, will I be able to achieve invincibility among Venerables and even rival that Chaos Grand Sage?"

Lin Yuan pondered.

Although both Venerables and Grand Sages belonged to the Chaos realm, there was a vast difference in their combat power.

The battle between the Shadow Devil Grand Sage and the Nine Phoenix Grand Sage had only resulted in aftershocks, yet it had been enough to prompt the ancient and honored Venerable Gu Ming to decide to relocate the Chaos Continent. That said a lot about the power involved.

However, Lin Yuan had a solid foundation. If he could truly reach the limit of the Dominator realm, cultivate countless techniques to perfection, and master the second or even third layer of the Infinite Void... Even if he still couldn't directly challenge a Grand Sage, the gap between them wouldn't be that huge.

"It's time to leave."

Lin Yuan's figure rapidly shrank, and he swept his eyes over his surroundings.

When he had broken through, he had devoured chaos energy from all directions, creating quite a disturbance. Now, his actions had attracted the attention of several Chaos Venerables.

These Venerables were unsure of Lin Yuan's strength, so they didn't dare to test him directly. Instead, they hovered at a distance, observing him.

Whoosh!

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared without a trace, having no intention of interacting with the other Chaos Venerables.

"He's leaving?"

"Who is that?"

"Is it a wonder life form or a peak Chaos realm expert?"

The wills of the Chaos Venerables reached out, communicating with each other. The scene they had witnessed—the devouring of chaos energy on a grand scale—had startled the Venerables in the surrounding void domains.

Even without sensing the aura emitted by Lin Yuan, the mere disturbance in the surrounding chaos energy was enough to send shivers down the spines of many Venerables.

"Looks like he doesn't want to meet us."

"Never mind, let's all go back."

The Chaos Venerables felt a bit disappointed. Having cultivated to the level of Chaos Venerable, they had long since passed the stage of fighting and killing.

For a Chaos Venerable, making a powerful friend was always a good thing and never a bad one. The being who had devoured the vast chaos energy earlier was clearly a formidable Venerable.

"I feel like he's somewhat familiar..."

Venerable Gu Ming also sent out a strand of his consciousness. Although the being that had devoured the infinite chaos energy hadn't leaked any aura, not even a hint, and had obscured cause and effect, Venerable Gu Ming still felt a vague sense of familiarity.

In the 'Fragment World' of Star Tears, the supreme experts—Xuan Yuan, Xia Qin, and the others—had serious expressions on their faces.

Just now, they had been chatting happily with Galaxy when Lin Yuan's incarnation suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only the message, "I have something important to do."

This caused the supreme experts to feel a bit worried.

An important matter?

What could be so important for humanity at this point in time?

Just then, the 'Fragment World' of Star Tears trembled slightly, and Lin Yuan's figure appeared before Xia Qin and the others.

"Galaxy, are you alright?" Xuan Yuan immediately asked with concern.

Xia Qin, who was standing beside him, had a subtle change in his expression.

"I'm fine," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

Having crossed the threshold into the Dominator realm, Lin Yuan had undergone a transformation in his life essence. Out of caution, he had dispersed most of his incarnations.

"Galaxy, I feel like..." Xuan Yuan carefully observed Lin Yuan, his heart filled with shock. In the end, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

Even though Lin Yuan had concealed his aura as much as possible, the Xuanyuan Supreme still vaguely sensed the changes in Lin Yuan before and after.

The oppressive feeling brought about by such a leap in life stage and a qualitative change in strength made the Xuanyuan Supreme feel a palpitation in his heart.

"I just had a breakthrough."

Lin Yuan did not hide it and said directly.

Lin Yuan still believed that the nine Supremes of the human civilization, including the Xuanyuan Supreme, could be trusted, and he would not hide many things from them.

"Breakthrough?"

"Galaxy, have you broken through?"

The Xia Qin Supreme was overjoyed. Lin Yuan is now the pillar of the human civilization, and his status even surpasses that of the nine Supremes.

The stronger Lin Yuan's strength, the stronger the human civilization.

"Breakthrough? Have you entered the Dominator Realm, Galaxy?"

The Xuanyuan Supreme sighed.

They didn't know how many millions of years earlier they had entered the twelfth stage compared to Lin Yuan, but now, in just a short time, Lin Yuan had completely surpassed them and entered the Dominator Realm.

This transcendence was purely in terms of realm.

As for combat power? The Xuanyuan Supreme and the other Supremes suspected that even before Lin Yuan entered the twelfth stage, his combat power had already surpassed that of some of the Supremes.

"Galaxy, how strong are you now?"

The Yudie Supreme was slightly curious, and the other Supremes were also very curious.

In the universe, when Lin Yuan first entered the twelfth stage of the Realm of Path-Opening, the Supremes had also asked this question.

At that time, Lin Yuan's answer was that within the universe, he could match the peak of the Realm of Path-Opening, and outside the universe, he could match the Dominator Realm.

Now that Lin Yuan has directly entered the Dominator Realm, what level has his true strength reached?

"It's probably equivalent to the Chaos Realm."

Lin Yuan said casually.

"Chaos Realm?"

The Supremes took a deep breath.

Even though they had their suspicions before asking, the Supremes still felt their hearts tremble when they heard Lin Yuan admit it himself.

Chaos Realm?

That was the Chaos Supreme.

Even in the Chaos Void, Chaos Supremes stood high above. For example, the 'Fragmentary World' where they were currently located was just a small corner of the Chaos Continent created by the ancient Ming Supreme.

"Does our human civilization also have a Supreme?"

Xuanyuan Supreme's eyes turned slightly red, and the other Supremes felt the same.

The implication of Lin Yuan's words was no less than the fact that during the dormant period of the human civilization in the universe, the first Supreme had finally been born.

No, that wasn't right.

The former was far more significant than the latter.

After all, this was a Chaos Supreme.

In fact, what the Xuanyuan Supreme and the other Supremes didn't know was that when Lin Yuan said 'equivalent to the Chaos Realm', he meant equivalent to the peak of the Chaos Realm.

Ordinary Chaos Realm and Chaos Realm peak were two different concepts. The gap between them was not as huge as the gap between Supremes and Great Sages, but the Chaos Realm peak was still far superior to the ordinary Chaos Realm in terms of influence, strength, and means.

This was the strength of Lin Yuan as a new Dominator Realm cultivator, and as time passed, his strength would enter a stage of rapid ascent.

Lin Yuan continued to chat with the Supremes for a while before beginning his next seclusion.

"Now that I've entered the Dominator Realm, I should be able to cultivate the second layer of the Infinite Void," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

When he was in the Realm of Path-Opening, his low life essence restricted him, and even with the suppression of the Chaos Tree, he couldn't cultivate the second layer of the Infinite Void. Now, that restriction no longer applied.

"Infinite Void."

Lin Yuan's mind flashed with the intricacies of the second layer of this thirteen-stage foundational inheritance.

With Lin Yuan's current strength and depth of his internal universe, once he cultivated the second layer of the Infinite Void, his internal universe would reach a level close to that of a Chaos Great Sage's internal universe.

Chaos Great Sages in the Chaos Void evolved their own unique power paths from the chaos, and the enhancement to their internal universes was extremely terrifying.

A casual move by a Chaos Great Sage would unleash an aftermath powerful enough to seriously injure an ordinary Chaos Supreme. This was not just because of their rule comprehension but also because of their vast and overwhelming bodily dimensions, which far surpassed that of Supremes.

Internal universe.

The jade gourd vibrated slightly, and the red-clothed girl took form, looking around with a slightly astonished expression.

While it was true that the thirteen-stage foundational inheritance, the Infinite Void, could greatly enhance a cultivator's internal universe, the extent of Lin Yuan's progress far exceeded her expectations.

The Infinite Void had indeed played a major role in the development of Lin Yuan's internal universe, but there were also many other factors at play.

"Perhaps there really is a possibility of reaching the seventh layer?"

The red-clothed girl thought to herself.

The Infinite Void had a total of seven layers, and the seventh layer was merely a theoretical realm. Once cultivated, one's internal universe would transform into a colossal entity comparable to the entire Chaos Void.

Deep within the ancient Ming Chaos Continent.

Ancient Ming Supreme frowned slightly, deep in thought.

"What's wrong, Ancient Ming?"

The black-robed youth stepped out from the side, looking slightly puzzled as he asked.

As a partner of Ancient Ming Supreme, the black-robed youth rarely saw such an expression on Ancient Ming Supreme's face.

"Just now..."

Ancient Ming Supreme briefly recounted what had happened earlier.

A certain existence, suspected to be at the peak of the Chaos Realm or a wonder life of the Chaos Realm, had devoured a vast range of chaos energy spanning thousands of billions, or even tens of thousands of billions, of light-years.

"To be able to devour chaos energy on such a large scale, it must be either a Chaos Realm peak or a wonder life of the Chaos Realm," the black-robed youth concluded, sharing the same judgment as Ancient Ming Supreme.

"But this has nothing to do with us, and I haven't had any 'premonitions' of danger lately," the black-robed youth added, looking perplexed.

"I speculate that the existence that devoured chaos energy on a large scale..."

Ancient Ming Supreme took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "is that 'Galaxy'."

(End of Chapter)

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