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Chapter 716: The Thirteenth-Rank Beings of the Chaotic Void
Chapter 716: The Thirteenth-Rank Beings of the Chaotic Void
“I can’t even sense the existence of the gourd?”
The towering figure’s pupils constricted.
The seven special items were all refined by Him, and He naturally had absolute control over them.
With just a thought, no matter where they were or whether they had a successor, they would return to Him.
The so-called special items were specifically created by the towering figure to cultivate successors.
The true owner was still Him.
Although the successors of each generation were nominally the owners, they were essentially just passers-by.
But now?
When the towering figure tried to recall the seven special items, the jade gourd, which represented the foundation of His internal universe, did not appear.
He could not even detect where the jade gourd was.
To be precise,
The towering figure sensed that the jade gourd was still in this chaotic void.
However, its exact location was vague, as if it had been cut off from all causal connections.
“What’s going on?” the towering figure wondered.
The ability to do this, to make it impossible for Him to determine the location of the jade gourd, was most likely the work of a thirteenth-rank time being. However, He knew all the time beings in the chaotic void.
They were well-acquainted with each other.
In theory, they would never randomly take the special items He had refined to cultivate successors.
After all, the thirteenth-rank legacy contained within the special items belonged to the path He had taken, and it would not be of much use to other time beings.
Moreover, the seven time beings in the chaotic void had long ago exchanged the paths they had taken, so there was no need for them to take His jade gourd.
As for the time beings outside the chaotic void? The chaotic void’s consciousness would instinctively detect any intrusion, even if it were as powerful as a Time Lord. They would instantly know if anyone dared to invade.
“I’ll take a look.”
The towering figure’s expression turned slightly serious.
He began to observe the timeline.
The timelines observed by thirteenth-rank time beings were not limited to the future timeline.
They could also observe the past timeline.
However, the past was already set.
There was no room for any variables.
Therefore, thirteenth-rank time beings rarely observed the past timeline, focusing almost all their energy on observing the future timeline.
But the situation the towering figure was currently facing forced Him to observe the past timeline of this chaotic void.
By observing the past timeline, He could determine the final moment when the jade gourd disappeared, and then follow the timeline to find out where it ended up.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~ The timeline began to reverse.
One thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years,
Ten thousand years, twenty thousand years,
Finally, at a point less than twenty thousand years ago, within a natural universe, He discovered the jade gourd.
At that moment, the jade gourd was still in its original state, a deep red color.
“He became the successor?”
The towering figure’s gaze fell on Lin Yuan, who had just obtained the jade gourd.
Whoosh—
After locking onto the jade gourd’s location,
The towering figure continued to follow the timeline forward.
“How could his growth be so fast?” The towering figure only took a brief glance.
He did not think that the jade gourd’s disappearance was related to Lin Yuan.
After all, Lin Yuan was extremely weak when he first obtained the jade gourd.
But as the timeline moved forward,
Lin Yuan’s terrifying growth rate left the towering figure incredulous.
In just a few thousand years, he had grown to the peak of the Chaotic Realm.
“The Heavenly Void Cauldron?”
The towering figure noticed the Heavenly Void Cauldron Lin Yuan had obtained.
He did not seem surprised.
The owner of the Heavenly Void Cauldron was also one of the seven time beings in the chaotic void.
“Hmm?”
The towering figure continued to observe.
The timeline quickly advanced to the present.
Lin Yuan’s strength continued to grow without end.
Until about ten thousand years ago.
Something qualitative must have changed in Lin Yuan.
Before that, the towering figure could always determine the location of the jade gourd.
It was inside Lin Yuan’s internal universe.
But at the ten-thousand-year mark,
The towering figure clearly felt a shift in the energy of Lin Yuan’s internal universe.
It then severed all causal connections, cutting off everything.
At that moment, His perception of the jade gourd was completely severed.
Until now.
The towering figure could not pinpoint the exact location of the jade gourd.
“Is it him?”
The towering figure’s gaze moved to the present timeline, looking far into the distance at Lin Yuan’s location.
“What means did he use to completely cut off my perception?” The towering figure found it hard to believe.
As a time being born within the chaotic void, nothing within the chaotic void could hide from Him, even the natural universes protected by the chaotic void’s rules.
Their many secrets could not escape His perception.
But the towering figure had watched as His perception of the jade gourd was completely severed by Lin Yuan.
“Continue observing.”
Although the towering figure was bewildered, He did not act rashly.
Instead, He immediately began to observe Lin Yuan’s future timeline.
Lin Yuan’s true strength had not been fully revealed within the chaotic void.
The few times Lin Yuan had acted, although far surpassing the invincible great sages of previous generations in the Chaotic Void, were not much to the towering figure, a time being of his caliber.
However, from the past timeline alone, it was impossible to determine Lin Yuan’s true strength.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
The timeline flowed like water, rapidly advancing into the future.
“This?”
With just a brief glance, the towering figure saw tens of thousands of years into the future. In this timeline, Lin Yuan smoothly ascended to the thirteenth rank and became a time being.
“Just any random future timeline, and he becomes a time being?”
The towering figure was somewhat stunned. The future was full of infinite variables, and the timelines were countless. He had randomly chosen one, and it was the timeline where Lin Yuan ascended to the thirteenth rank.
Although the towering figure felt his luck was good, he continued to observe even farther into the future.
In this timeline, Lin Yuan's strength continued to rise, quickly reaching the level where he could seal his own timeline, converging the past, present, and future.
At this point, the towering figure could no longer continue his observation.
The future of a Time Lord was not something an ordinary time being could easily glimpse, even if the Time Lord had not yet ascended to the thirteenth rank.
“This is too smooth.”
The towering figure was somewhat stunned. He had randomly chosen a future timeline, and not only did Lin Yuan smoothly ascend to the thirteenth rank, but he also became a Time Lord?
Since becoming a time being, the towering figure had observed countless future timelines, but only a few dozen were related to Time Lords.
If randomly selecting one timeline where Lin Yuan ascended to the future was considered extremely good luck, then this future timeline, where Lin Yuan not only ascended but also became a Time Lord, could not be explained by luck alone.
The future was full of infinite variables, and every moment could branch into countless possibilities. Even with the most extraordinary luck, it was impossible to randomly select the one timeline out of trillions that led to becoming a Time Lord.
“Let’s choose another one.”
The towering figure gathered his thoughts and immediately began to observe from the beginning again.
But in this new timeline, Lin Yuan also ascended to the thirteenth rank and eventually became a Time Lord.
“This?”
The towering figure fell silent, a storm of shock brewing in his mind.
If the first timeline was just the result of extremely good luck, then in the second timeline, although the process was different, the outcome of ascending to the thirteenth rank and becoming a Time Lord remained unchanged.
“Something is off.”
The towering figure immediately began to observe more timelines.
Five, ten.
A hundred, a thousand.
In numerous timelines, the timing of Lin Yuan’s ascension to the thirteenth rank and his becoming a Time Lord varied, but the ultimate outcome remained the same.
“You guys.”
The towering figure immediately contacted the other six time beings.
These six time beings were mostly in seclusion, either cultivating or observing the timelines of the mysterious dimensional gaps they explored. They rarely showed interest in the affairs of the Chaotic Void.
In the first source world, the six ancestors occasionally descended to guide their descendants.
But in the Chaotic Void, the seven thirteenth-rank beings, if they paid attention to the Chaotic Void at all, did so over vast spans of time, measured in billions of cosmic epochs.
After a short while, the six towering figures descended.
“Moxu, what do you need us for?”
A towering figure in black armor said lazily.
Under normal circumstances, the seven time beings of the Chaotic Void rarely contacted each other like this, let alone calling all six of them at once.
“Could it be that time beings from other dimensions have invaded?”
Another towering figure with a serpent’s tail and a human body asked.
As the pinnacle of dimensional spaces, the Chaotic Void contained great Dao rules that were highly valuable for time beings to study. Many powerful time beings coveted the Chaotic Void.
“Time beings from other dimensions invading? Not exactly.”
The towering figure ‘Moxu’ shook his head and then said solemnly, “But something even more unbelievable.”
How could the invasion of time beings from other dimensions compare to a future where someone was certain to become a thirteenth-rank being and a Time Lord?
“Oh?”
The six descending time beings immediately became interested.
“Look.”
Moxu’s right hand flicked, and a scene unfolded, showing Lin Yuan drifting in the desolate void.
“Who is he?”
The towering figure in black armor was slightly startled, “What a powerful physical constitution.”
Even through the scene, he could feel the ‘heaviness’ of Lin Yuan.
“Observe his future.”
Moxu’s words were concise and to the point.
The six time beings exchanged glances and immediately began to observe and peer into the future.
As time beings, when they saw Lin Yuan, they could immediately establish a causal connection and observe his future timeline.
In no time at all, the six time beings successively displayed looks of disbelief.
“This?”
The time being with a human head and a serpent's body was shaken: "I observed dozens of timelines, and in every one, he ascended to the thirteenth rank, and even became a Time Lord?"
"Me too."
The other two or three time beings immediately echoed his sentiment.
This observation was too incredible.
"I also saw the same thing. In the latest timeline, I tried to stop him from breaking through to the thirteenth rank, wanting to eliminate him in advance, but..."
The time being in black armor spoke incredulously, "I couldn’t do anything to him?"
A time being, one of the highest ranks, couldn’t do anything to a life form below the thirteenth rank? Even in the timeline he observed, he and Lin Yuan fought with all their might, battling in the dimensional gaps.
But even then, he couldn’t suppress him.
"Hmm?"
'Moxu' was taken aback.
In the timelines he observed, all were based on the premise that the time beings did not intervene, and Lin Yuan almost certainly ascended to the thirteenth rank.
According to the timeline observed by the time being in black armor, even with the intervention of a time being, it couldn’t be stopped, and even less so, subdued.
"I’ll take a look."
The other time beings, upon hearing this, immediately began to try to find a timeline where they could eliminate Lin Yuan.
"He can’t be eliminated."
"Neither can I eliminate him."
"This Lin Yuan, not even at the thirteenth rank, is so powerful? His strength in direct combat is on par with us thirteenth-rank beings."
"Incredible."
The time beings were all stunned.
In the timelines where they tried to eliminate Lin Yuan, the best outcome was to force him out of the Chaotic Void.
But Lin Yuan quickly returned, and when he did, the seven time beings of the Chaotic Void suffered a brutal reckoning.
They were either completely suppressed, fled in a panic from the Chaotic Void, never to return, or in some cases, directly perished.
"Monster."
"What kind of monster is this?"
The seven time beings, including 'Moxu' who first discovered Lin Yuan, all showed signs of shock.
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In the Chaotic Void, amidst the desolate void, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, a small portion of his mind continuing to observe his own future timeline.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.
In the dozens of future timelines he had recently observed, over 90% became blurry and distorted.
This phenomenon was likely due to contact with a thirteenth-rank time being.
"Most likely, a thirteenth-rank time being wants to meet me?"
Lin Yuan concluded.
The future held countless variables, but after a certain point in time, a certain event could significantly increase the likelihood of a particular outcome.
For example, a world-renowned great sage in the Chaotic Void, originally destined to ascend to the thirteenth rank and then fall into a time loop, had this as the most probable outcome. Out of ten thousand timelines, over 9,990 led to this conclusion.
But when Lin Yuan harbored murderous intent towards this great sage and decided to act, the great sage's future became almost certain.
Out of ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million future timelines, the outcome would be the same: death at Lin Yuan's hands.
And now, Lin Yuan observed that the likelihood of him coming into contact with a time being had significantly increased.
This did not align with the timelines he had previously observed.
This meant that something must have happened, drawing the attention of the time beings.
"What could it be?"
Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.
He also began to examine himself.
Soon, he noticed the red-clothed girl, who looked somewhat uneasy, within his internal universe.
"Master."
The red-clothed girl was the spirit of the jade gourd, currently looking around with slight anxiety.
"What is it?"
Lin Yuan asked.
"Master."
The red-clothed girl hesitated for a moment before speaking truthfully, "I just felt the old master awaken and try to summon me."
"Old master?"
Lin Yuan immediately understood.
The old master of the red-clothed girl was the creator of the 'Infinite Void' legacy, a time being from the Chaotic Void.
"Why didn’t you go to him?" Lin Yuan asked.
"Master, it’s not that I didn’t want to, but I can’t leave," the red-clothed girl said helplessly.
This internal universe was more perfect than the Chaotic Void, even if it was smaller in size. It was almost absolutely isolated from the outside, making it impossible for her to leave, and even more difficult for the old master to sense her location.
"I see."
Lin Yuan, thinking about the high probability of coming into contact with a time being, had a thoughtful expression.
(End of Chapter)
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