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Chapter 712: Lin Yuan and the Eternal Sovereigns
Chapter 712: Lin Yuan and the Eternal Sovereigns
Secret World
Several sect leaders and numerous high-ranking sect members were chatting idly.
Ever since Lin Yuan had repelled the Demon God in a direct confrontation, their pressure had been reduced by an immeasurable amount.
At the very least, they no longer had to worry about the Source Demons and Demon Gods from the outside world.
Their own strongholds were no longer on the brink of collapse at any moment.
If it weren't for the lingering demonic aura in the outside world, the sect leaders might have even thought that the demonic calamity had been completely overcome.
"The Lord of the Milky Way is not even an Eternal Sovereign."
"Too terrifying, that Demon God's final attack, I felt it could easily shake this world, yet it was effortlessly blocked by Lord of the Milky Way."
"Indeed, if not for Lord of the Milky Way, even with multiple Eternal Treasures, this world would not have been able to withstand the Demon God's full assault for long."
The several sect leaders and high-ranking elders were still immersed in the battle between Lin Yuan and the Demon God.
To challenge a Demon God, who was on par with an Eternal Sovereign, without being an Eternal Sovereign himself, was unprecedented in this universe, and likely the only time it would ever happen.
"Fortunately, I took the initiative to offer the Eternal Source to Lord of the Milky Way for his choice, otherwise, we would still be under attack by the Demon God."
The sect leader of the Eternal Boundless Sect was somewhat smug.
"Yes, yes, yes."
The other sect leaders immediately nodded.
In fact, some of them had opposed the idea at the time, after all, giving the Eternal Source to Lin Yuan, if he failed to stop the Demon God, the collapse of this secret world would have been imminent.
However, as it turned out, the decision of the Eternal Boundless Sect's leader directly saved this secret world and even reversed the current situation between demons and cultivators.
"I wonder if the great Eternal Sovereigns know about Lord of the Milky Way and how they will face him."
One of the sect leaders was quite curious.
In theory, Eternal Sovereigns were high and mighty, and life forms below the thirteenth rank, whether strong or weak, did not even catch their attention.
Even for the eternal sects they founded, they only cared about the overall state, not individual members. As long as the eternal sect did not collapse, it was fine for them.
But Lin Yuan?
Given the strength Lin Yuan had displayed, even an Eternal Sovereign could not ignore him.
"This is a matter for the great Eternal Sovereigns."
Another sect leader shook his head, about to continue speaking.
At that moment—
Buzz~ Inside the secret world, multiple Eternal Treasures seemed to sense something, trembling in unison, and the aura of eternity rapidly spread.
"This?"
The several sect leaders were shocked.
Eternal Treasures were left behind by Eternal Sovereigns, and their true owners were Eternal Sovereigns. They merely used the techniques of Eternal Sovereigns to activate them.
Now, multiple Eternal Treasures were awakening on their own, which meant they had sensed the presence of their true owners.
In other words,
The Eternal Sovereigns, who had disappeared after the great cosmic change, had reappeared in this universe.
"The Eternal Sovereigns, the great Eternal Sovereigns have returned?"
A high-ranking elder of a sect was in tears, and the several sect leaders were also extremely excited.
Many elders and disciples had been born after the great cosmic change and had never truly seen their Eternal Sovereigns.
A moment later,
The secret world remained as it was.
The multiple Eternal Treasures slowly calmed down.
This made the several sect leaders and high-ranking members puzzled.
Where were the great Eternal Sovereigns?
If they had returned, why had they not entered the secret world?
This secret world was jointly created by the Eternal Sovereigns, and if they had returned, they would have definitely returned here first.
"Perhaps the great Eternal Sovereigns have gone to do something more important."
The sect leader of the Eternal Boundless Sect thought for a moment and said. In his heart, he already had an answer. The Eternal Sovereigns had reappeared after the great battle between Lin Yuan and the Demon God.
So, it was highly likely that it had something to do with Lord of the Milky Way, and perhaps the Eternal Sovereigns had returned specifically to meet Lord of the Milky Way?
Lin Yuan looked at the thirteen towering figures standing not far away. Their auras were not very powerful, suggesting they were only consciousness avatars.
But Lin Yuan immediately recognized their identities, especially the leading figure who smiled and referred to himself as 'Boundless.'
These were the thirteen Eternal Sovereigns of this Source World. Lin Yuan's expression became slightly more serious, as these were thirteen time beings.
Lin Yuan's current combat power was on par with time beings, but the strongest ability of time beings was not their combat power, but their ability to choose the future.
In terms of the ability to perceive future timelines, Lin Yuan was still far inferior to true time beings.
"Wushan greets young friend."
"Heikong greets young friend."
As Boundless spoke, the other twelve Eternal Sovereigns also smiled and greeted him in turn.
"Greetings, Eternal Sovereigns."
Lin Yuan immediately said.
After comprehending the inheritance left by the Lord of Heavenly Light, Lin Yuan had deduced that the thirteen Eternal Sovereigns of this Source World had likely disappeared to hold back the most powerful Light Body of the Lord of Heavenly Light. Without these thirteen Eternal Sovereigns, this Source World would have been long eroded and contaminated the moment Lin Yuan arrived.
"This time, if it weren't for you, the secret world we left behind might not have lasted much longer." The Boundless Sovereign smiled at Lin Yuan.
"It was also because of me that the Demon God became enraged." Lin Yuan shook his head.
This was the truth. If the Demon God hadn't discovered that Lin Yuan had hunted a large number of Source Demons, it likely wouldn't have attacked the secret world and would have continued to suppress the Source World consciousness.
"It's the same thing," Heikong Sovereign shook his head. "Even if you hadn't hunted the Source Demons, the Demon God would have eventually attacked the secret world. It was only a matter of time."
Lin Yuan smiled.
The Eternal Sovereigns could observe numerous future timelines, so many things couldn't be hidden from them.
"Originally, we were almost in despair. We observed billions of future timelines, and the final outcome was always the Demon God destroying everything." Wushan Sovereign looked at Lin Yuan with a complex expression.
In only a few timelines did this Source World give birth to new Eternal Sovereigns, but compared to the countless timelines they observed, those few had an extremely low probability.
Even as time beings, they felt despair.
"But your appearance has thoroughly ended the 'demon' calamity and saved the lives of all beings in this world." Boundless Sovereign said.
"I haven't ended the demon calamity yet. The Demon God is still around, and the demonic aura hasn't stopped eroding." Lin Yuan immediately said.
Although he had repelled the Demon God, it was just a repulsion. The Demon God had retreated on its own, realizing that fighting Lin Yuan was meaningless and decided to focus on suppressing the Source World consciousness.
"It's only a matter of time." Boundless Sovereign said.
The other twelve Eternal Sovereigns heard this and did not contradict him. They had observed numerous timelines and found that Lin Yuan was almost certain to become an Eternal Sovereign, and ending the demon calamity was indeed only a matter of time.
"Soon?"
Lin Yuan understood that the thirteen time beings must have observed his future timeline.
Indeed, if Lin Yuan ascended to the thirteenth rank, his first action would definitely be to clear the demonic aura and eliminate the Demon God. In his eyes, this Source World was like a stronghold, and he naturally wouldn't want any unstable factors in his stronghold, such as the demonic aura and the Demon God.
Lin Yuan's primary motivation for ending the demon calamity was for himself. Saving all beings was just a side effect.
"However, young friend, there's something you need to pay attention to."
Boundless Sovereign looked at Lin Yuan. "You don't need to provoke the Demon God. Wait until you reach the thirteenth rank before taking action."
In the numerous future timelines observed by Boundless Sovereign, Lin Yuan would become an Eternal Sovereign in as little as ten thousand years or as long as a hundred thousand years.
Why would there be timelines where Lin Yuan ascended to the thirteenth rank after a hundred thousand years? It was because in those timelines, Lin Yuan attempted to end the demon calamity and suppress the Demon God before reaching the thirteenth rank.
This resulted in the Demon God putting up a fierce resistance, and the battle had some impact on Lin Yuan, with his will and mind being eroded to some extent.
Although it wasn't a major issue, it took several thousand years to completely remove this erosion.
Boundless Sovereign had seen this in the future timelines and knew what Lin Yuan might do in the future, so he immediately warned him to avoid taking a detour.
"You're right, young friend."
"Clearing the demon calamity isn't urgent. The Demon God wants to completely suppress the Source World consciousness? It's still a long way off. No rush."
"Right, first reach the thirteenth rank and become an Eternal Sovereign."
Wushan Sovereign and Heikong Sovereign also spoke in agreement.
The power of thirteenth-rank time beings lay in their ability to choose the most favorable future for themselves.
"Oh?"
Lin Yuan's heart stirred slightly.
Currently, he could also observe future timelines, but far less effectively than true time beings. He hadn't seen any timelines where he provoked the Demon God prematurely.
"Understood."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He had indeed considered continuing to challenge the Demon God, but it was just a thought, not a concrete plan.
However, after the warnings from the Eternal Sovereigns, Lin Yuan immediately realized that such a course of action would likely come at a cost.
"Your strength is indeed formidable, almost on par with ours, but ultimately, you are not a time being. Relying solely on direct combat makes you vulnerable to the schemes of powerful time beings."
"Infinite Lord said, 'Only by becoming an Eternal Sovereign can you see more future possibilities and avoid being observed by other time beings.'"
"Observing the future of a non-time being is much easier than observing the future of a time being."
Infinite Lord continued.
Unless there is a significant power disparity, time beings of the same level find it difficult to directly observe each other's clear timelines. They generally make inferences through indirect observations.
Even at the Time Lord level, they begin to converge their own timelines, sealing them to form their own territories, completely preventing other time beings from peering into them.
And at the fourteenth rank, they transcend the timeline, leaving no traces in the past, present, or future.
"Understood."
Lin Yuan nodded.
Theoretically, other time beings would not dare to scheme against Lin Yuan once they see his future. But what if an unexpected situation arises? Time beings, with their means, either do not scheme at all or, once they start, they have a significant grasp of the situation.
"Becoming an Eternal Sovereign and a time being is the only way to qualify to explore various dimensional spaces and vie with time beings from other dimensions."
Black Void Lord said.
Following that, the thirteen Eternal Sovereigns continued to converse with Lin Yuan for a while.
Their friendly intentions were almost overflowing.
Lin Yuan understood this and was pleased with the situation.
Having more friends is always better than having more enemies.
Even if Lin Yuan reaches the thirteenth rank and becomes a time being, he would still be willing to befriend other time beings.
"Little friend, how do you feel after battling the Demon God?"
Black Void Lord asked.
"Very powerful."
Lin Yuan replied.
The Demon God was indeed very powerful.
Without relying on any secret techniques or divine powers, it could engage Lin Yuan in direct combat purely through its physical instincts.
More crucially, Lin Yuan later deduced that the Demon God he fought was not at its peak state.
Part of the Demon God's power had transformed into boundless demonic aura, permeating the entire Source World.
The Demon God's true peak state would be when it retracts all the demonic aura.
But retracting the demonic aura would prevent it from continuing to erode the Source World.
"Are you curious about the origin of the Demon God?" Black Void Lord looked at Lin Yuan.
"Is the Demon God the Black Demon Body of the Lord of Heavenly Light?" Lin Yuan said directly.
The other Eternal Sovereigns were slightly taken aback by this statement.
Only they, the Eternal Sovereigns, knew the true identity of the Demon God.
Lifetimes below the Eternal Sovereigns were unaware, only knowing that the Demon God was one of the sources of the demonic calamity.
"Little friend has already comprehended the inheritance left by the Lord of Heavenly Light?" Wushan Lord's mind stirred, receiving critical information from the testing space he had created.
The Lord of Heavenly Light had two true bodies: the Light Body and the Black Demon Body.
The Lord of Heavenly Light had always displayed the Light Body.
As for the Black Demon Body? Even some Eternal Sovereigns were unaware of it before the great cosmic change.
The Black Demon Body was one of the Lord of Heavenly Light's hidden means, mentioned only in a few established legacies.
"Have you comprehended that inheritance, little friend?"
Infinite Lord and the other Eternal Sovereigns were surprised. Many of them had not fully comprehended it.
But considering Lin Yuan's almost certain future and his current strength on par with a normal Eternal Sovereign, the time beings present understood.
Anything that happened to Lin Yuan seemed normal.
"Yes, that Demon God is indeed the Black Demon Body of the Lord of Heavenly Light." Black Void Lord sighed.
The other Eternal Sovereigns fell silent.
They, the Eternal Sovereigns, had all received some form of favor from the Lord of Heavenly Light.
"Why did the Lord of Heavenly Light become like this?" Lin Yuan looked at the thirteen Eternal Sovereigns, voicing his confusion.
As the Black Demon Body, the Demon God lacked mental will. As for the Light Body of the Lord of Heavenly Light, it likely also lacked mental will. Otherwise, the thirteen Eternal Sovereigns would not have been able to hold back the most powerful Light Body.
Moreover, if the Lord of Heavenly Light were normal, it could have destroyed this Source World at the beginning of the universe, when it was the only Eternal Sovereign.
"The Lord of Heavenly Light..."
Infinite Lord looked at Lin Yuan, his eyes distant. "That story goes back a very, very long time ago."
(End of Chapter)
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