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Chapter 718: Overlord Rank
Chapter 718: Overlord Rank
At the very core of his bloodline, numerous fundamental forces condensed into a mystic mark that seemed both real and illusory.
As Lin Yuan's mind delved deeper, a flood of information surged into his consciousness.
"This time's mystic technique..."
Lin Yuan was taken aback.
Compared to the physical mystic techniques he had obtained in the previous seven awakenings, this one was extremely unique.
It was neither an 'active' mystic technique nor a 'passive' one.
Instead, it was a...
Rank.
An Overlord Rank.
"An Overlord Rank?" Lin Yuan marveled as he felt the nuances of this mystic technique.
"Could this mystic technique have originated from the Lord of Radiance?"
"He failed to ascend to the 14th rank, leading to his own demise and the collapse of his rank, which scattered into the bloodlines of this primordial world's inhabitants?"
"Could I have inadvertently condensed this rank by refining the most fundamental forces of my bloodline through the path of martial evolution?"
Lin Yuan speculated internally.
The Overlord Rank represents the status and identity of a Time Overlord and is closely tied to a portion of the Time Overlord's authority.
To be more specific:
After condensing this Overlord Rank, Lin Yuan naturally gained some of the abilities that only a Time Overlord could possess.
Firstly, his past, present, and future timelines began to be sealed off, making it difficult for other temporal beings to observe them.
Observing a Time Overlord's timeline is much harder than observing a temporal being of the same rank.
A typical 13th-rank being would suffer a backlash if they tried to observe a Time Overlord's timeline.
"My own timeline is sealed off?"
A smile spread across Lin Yuan's face.
For a long time, when facing other temporal beings in the same dimension, Lin Yuan had always been the subject of observation.
While this observation could help Lin Yuan avoid many troubles—such as those temporal beings never daring to become his enemies—repeated observations made it clear to those temporal beings what his weaknesses were.
Lin Yuan wasn't necessarily repulsed by this, but he certainly wasn't happy about it either.
However, even if he was unhappy, there was nothing he could do. Without reaching the 13th rank, the vast difference in life stages made it easy for those temporal beings to observe his timeline.
But now, things were different.
With the Overlord Rank, the difficulty of observing Lin Yuan's past, present, and future timelines was almost on par with that of a Time Overlord.
It's worth noting that in the struggles between 13th-rank temporal beings, the key was who could see more and farther into the future. If one's future timeline was inscrutable, it was equivalent to having the upper hand.
The advantages were evident.
Why did Time Overlords surpass other temporal beings? Besides their direct power,
It was because of their control over timelines and the gradual sealing and convergence of their timelines, making it difficult for other temporal beings to observe them.
With the Overlord Rank, Lin Yuan's past, present, and future timelines were sealed off, and his ability to observe future timelines became much easier.
It was as if he was a favorite of the timelines.
"I can feel that the Overlord Rank will only fully manifest when I reach the true 13th rank. For now, it can only unleash part of its power," Lin Yuan mused happily.
With this Overlord Rank, Lin Yuan was akin to a half-Time Overlord.
Of course, this "half-Time Overlord" was purely in terms of status. In terms of direct power, he was far from it.
Lin Yuan had witnessed the might of a Time Overlord through the Demon God.
Even the weakest form of the Lord of Radiance, the Black Demon Body, without the presence of a will or the use of most techniques, and with some demonic energy scattered throughout the primordial world, still fought Lin Yuan to a stalemate.
As for the other half, the Light Body, it even held back thirteen Eternal Lords.
The power of a Time Overlord was undeniable.
"Even without fully unleashing the power of the Overlord Rank, I am now no different from a true temporal being. The gap in the essence of life has been compensated for by the Overlord Rank."
Lin Yuan smiled. "In some aspects, I am even stronger than ordinary temporal beings, such as the sealing of my own timeline."
In fact, temporal beings near the peak of the 13th rank attempt to seal their timelines. Once they reach the peak and become Time Overlords, they formally begin to seal and converge their timelines.
This is part of a Time Overlord's cultivation. The more powerful a Time Overlord, the more terrifying their control over their timelines. Some extremely powerful Time Overlords can even travel to the past and make minor changes.
Of course, making changes to the past is something even Time Overlords dare not do.
It's not that they can't; it's that the backlash is too terrifying.
In the infinite dimensions and timelines, every moment can give rise to countless future timelines. If the past of a certain moment is altered, the ripple effect would be immense, affecting everything from that point onward.
Even a Time Overlord cannot withstand such a backlash.
Altering the past is fundamentally different from the resurrection of a 12th-rank being.
The resurrection of a 12th-rank being targets the 'life imprint' and does not affect the past.
However, altering the past impacts the entire period from the past to the present.
And what about the second point?
Even if one could withstand the backlash from slightly altering the past, how can one be sure that the past they are changing is not what a 14th-rank perfect time life desires?
So far, no time life has been able to confirm the existence of a 14th-rank perfect time life.
But neither can they prove its non-existence.
Since neither can be proven, it's best not to change the past.
If a perfect time life truly exists and has the past, present, and future under its watch, altering the past would be akin to defying it.
In such a situation, even the strongest Time Overlord would meet their end.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan seemed to sense something.
He looked around this primordial world.
At the moment he condensed the Overlord Rank, the physical and mental potential of the cultivators in this primordial world plummeted.
Their potential also drastically decreased, reverting to the levels before the great change.
This caused widespread panic among the countless cultivators.
If it weren't for the fact that the 'Demon' disaster had been largely suppressed by Lin Yuan, and that even demon spirits were extremely rare, there would have been significant losses.
"When the Overlord Rank shattered and merged into the bloodlines of the inhabitants of this world, it significantly enhanced their bloodline potential."
"Now that the Overlord Rank has been recondensed by me, it is equivalent to reclaiming this power from the depths of their bloodlines, naturally restoring everything to its original state."
Lin Yuan understood this.
However, with the demon disaster largely suppressed by him, and the complete eradication of the demon disaster after he ascends to the 13th rank, there was no real loss.
Even without Lin Yuan, what good would a significant increase in physical and mental potential be if they were to ultimately fall in the endless demon disaster?
"This time, the physical and mental imprint awakened is embedded in the will and does not need to be comprehensively understood to be shared with the other two true bodies."
Lin Yuan continued to feel the Overlord Rank.
The first eight mystic technique imprints required Lin Yuan to thoroughly comprehend them.
However, the Overlord Rank did not.
In a sense, the Overlord Rank is not a mystic technique.
It is embedded in the will, and whoever first condenses it owns it.
Thus, at this moment,
Not only did his true body in this primordial world receive the Overlord Rank's blessing, but his true body in the first primordial world and the chaotic void also received the Overlord Rank's blessing.
"This is for the best."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
With his imminent breakthrough to the 13th rank, he naturally wanted to focus all his energy on cultivation.
As for comprehending a particular mystic technique imprint?
He could wait until after he ascends to the 13th rank to do so.
Not needing to specifically comprehend it to share it with all his true bodies aligns with Lin Yuan's expectations.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~
Outside the second primordial world.
In a space enveloped by infinite light,
Thirteen towering figures were simultaneously resisting the surrounding light's suppression and rapidly observing Lin Yuan's future timelines.
A future timeline that is certain to lead to becoming a Time Overlord is highly valuable for time lives, especially since Lin Yuan is not yet a time life.
Observing it was not difficult.
However, as the thirteen Eternal Lords carefully observed, all timelines related to Lin Yuan became hazy.
Despite their best efforts, they could not see clearly, and all future timelines gradually began to be sealed off.
"Hmm? What's happening?"
"Why can't I see clearly?"
The Eternal Lords were surprised. For true time lives, observing the timelines of beings below the 13th rank was as easy as reading the lines on a palm, with every detail visible.
Although Lin Yuan's combat strength is on par with an Eternal Lord, he is ultimately not a time life and should not be able to resist their observation.
"Is it possible that even though Lin Yuan is not an Eternal Lord, his timeline can block our observation?"
"This is too monstrous."
The thirteen Eternal Lords came to this realization and dared not continue their forced observation.
They were unaware of the strength of the seal, but as fellow time lives in the same dimension, the various Eternal Lords still harbored considerable goodwill toward Lin Yuan.
"Fine, if we can't spy on him, we can't."
The Infinite Lord sighed. He had long known this day would come, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
Not a time life, yet possessing the combat strength of an Eternal Lord, and now even starting to seal his own timeline to block all prying eyes. Such a feat was unheard of. Even the Infinite Lord, with his vast knowledge and many encounters with time lives outside the Origin World, had never heard of such a thing.
The First Origin World.
The six Ancestors also noticed that Lin Yuan's future timeline was becoming increasingly blurry and gradually being sealed.
"Galaxy, how did he manage to do this?"
The six Ancestors were amazed. Not long ago, they had just glimpsed bits of Lin Yuan's true strength from his future timeline. Before they could delve deeper, they found themselves unable to spy on him anymore.
"Galaxy's strength will likely surpass me soon," Great Fu Ancestor thought to himself.
Among the six Ancestors of this Origin World, he was the strongest and the first time life to emerge at the beginning of the world.
However, facing Lin Yuan, this rising star, he felt a sense of despair and suffocation.
"Perhaps it's for the best."
"At least, without seeing those futures, there's no pressure."
Great Fu Ancestor sighed inwardly.
In the Chaotic Void.
"Hmm?"
"Why can't we continue to spy on him after just a short while?"
The seven 13th-rank time lives also sensed something and exchanged glances.
Although they felt helpless, they knew that if they couldn't continue to spy, it meant Lin Yuan didn't want them to.
In such a situation, no time life dared to force it.
Are you kidding? With Lin Yuan's future as a Time Overlord, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing even if they had ten lives.
With the Overlord Rank's blessing, Lin Yuan instantly felt a sense of "relief" in his three true bodies.
This "relief" had no apparent reason or origin, but he just felt more at ease.
"Let's continue on our way."
Lin Yuan's Taiji Primordial Spirit hastened toward the location of the Yin-Yang Twin Flowers.
The dimensional rift was truly boundless, vast enough to accommodate time lives traveling through it.
"Along the way, there have been quite a few gains."
Lin Yuan's mind was filled with joy. The dimensional rift, vast and boundless, also nurtured various dimensional treasures.
By observing his future timeline, Lin Yuan had managed to collect many of these treasures along the way.
It's worth noting that to cultivate the countless particle worlds within his body, Lin Yuan had invested almost all his resources. He was currently in a very "poor" state.
These dimensional treasures were like a timely relief.
"There's actually such a large chunk of Eternal Gold?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at a distant golden hill.
Eternal Gold is a 13th-rank metal. When the 13th-rank time life, Lord Moxu, established the "Infinite Void" legacy, he used this metal to measure the power of the universe within the legacy practitioners' bodies.
However, the largest piece of Eternal Gold in the Jade Gourd was only a few hundred meters in size, while the golden hill in the distance was at least tens of thousands of miles long.
Eternal Gold isn't considered precious at the 13th-rank level, but a golden hill of Eternal Gold is quite rare.
"Seal."
Lin Yuan's thoughts flickered.
Black and white Yin-Yang forces swept out, suppressing the golden hill.
"Indeed, there's a problem."
Lin Yuan immediately sensed some resistance. There was a powerful life form within the golden hill, but in front of Lin Yuan's Chaotic Taiji Dao, life forms below the 13th rank had no resistance.
"A special dimensional life?"
Lin Yuan collected the golden hill of Eternal Gold and discovered a dimensional life form inside, a golden insect that fed on Eternal Gold.
"I'll study it when I return."
Lin Yuan casually tossed the golden hill of Eternal Gold into the universe within his Taiji Primordial Spirit.
"The dimensional rift nurtures countless treasures, but it also harbors countless dangers."
Lin Yuan's expression was rather reflective. The dimensional treasures he had collected along the way all came with their own dangers, but Lin Yuan was powerful enough to ignore them.
The golden hill of Eternal Gold was no different. The golden insect inside was not to be underestimated; even an Invincible Grand Sage would instantly perish upon approaching it.
"Hmm?" Lin Yuan continued on his journey but suddenly sensed a disturbance, his expression changing as he looked in another direction, his gaze filled with contemplation, "Is that the greatest opportunity I observed among the many timelines?"
(End of Chapter)
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