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Chapter 73: Fifty Years
Chapter 73: Fifty Years
"Are all one hundred of these weapons divine?"
Lin Yuan surveyed the armaments before him, his expression turning solemn.
Through the memories of the Sacred Heart Mirror's fragment, Lin Yuan quickly ascertained the number of these divine weapons.
Including the very source of his current perspective, a mirror-like divine armament.
The complete Sacred Heart Mirror.
"So, there were a hundred divine armaments in total, millennia ago?"
Lin Yuan mused to himself.
For over two decades, he had been gathering information about these divine weapons.
Time and again, the intelligence he gathered mentioned that in ancient times, the number of divine armaments exceeded thirty-six.
Then, for reasons unknown, most of the divine armaments disappeared.
However, there was no clear information about the exact number.
But now, through witnessing the memories of the Sacred Heart Mirror's fragment, Lin Yuan had confirmed the total number of divine armaments.
A hundred.
A hundred divine armaments.
As Lin Yuan continued to observe these weapons, the central 'tower'-like armament stirred.
A colossal power exploded, affecting the other divine armaments.
This caused the other divine armaments to engage as well.
The spear etched with the sun and moon gently thrust forward, its sharp aura converging to pierce a fan-shaped divine armament.
The hundred divine armaments clashed in a chaotic battle.
The world trembled.
If not for the battlefield being in the Ninth Heaven, far removed from the earth, the Central Plains and its thirty-six nations would have ceased to exist.
The battle raged on for several months.
Eventually, most of the divine armaments were shattered, reduced to fragments that scattered across the land.
Only thirty-six divine armaments remained standing.
Among them was the Sun-Moon Spear, the very same spear that was now the pride of the Great Yan Dynasty.
At this moment, the Sun-Moon Spear emanated an unstable aura.
But it was clear that it had emerged victorious.
"A battle between divine armaments," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
As for the cause of the battle, Lin Yuan could guess.
Divine armaments needed to devour humans to grow slowly.
But the human population was limited.
A hundred divine armaments would easily outstrip the population of the thirty-six nations in the Central Plains.
Thus, this great war had ensued.
Only the strongest divine armaments were worthy of consuming blood and flesh.
Weaker divine armaments were shattered and left to their fate.
At the table, Lin Yuan set down the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment.
His expression turned pensive as he considered his findings.
He had traveled far from the capital, and his journey to Uyen City had proven to be fruitful.
Not only had he obtained a fragment of a divine armament that could be considered a manifestation of the rules, but he had also learned about a great war that had taken place eight millennia ago—a war that was never recorded in any written history.
A war between a hundred divine armaments.
"Master," the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment pleaded. "Spare my life."
On the table, the fragment emitted weak spiritual fluctuations.
When Lin Yuan forcibly searched its soul, he had also refined the mirror fragment.
If it had been a complete divine armament, Lin Yuan wouldn't have been able to refine it, but a mere fragment stood no chance against him.
After refining the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment, Lin Yuan gained absolute control over its consciousness.
Even if he couldn't destroy the fragment, erasing the consciousness within was but a thought away.
The Sacred Heart Mirror fragment was keenly aware of its situation, and it quickly abandoned its previous negotiating stance, directly addressing Lin Yuan as 'Master'.
"Spare your life?" Lin Yuan glanced at the fragment.
His understanding of the rules' essence within the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment had nothing to do with its consciousness.
Even if the consciousness ceased to exist, as long as the fragment remained, the rules' essence would persist, allowing Lin Yuan to continue his enlightenment.
However, the birth and death of this consciousness were now entirely at Lin Yuan's whim, and there was no need to erase it so hastily.
Otherwise, he might have to wait countless years for another consciousness to emerge.
And a divine armament fragment with a consciousness did have its uses for Lin Yuan; at the very least, it could 'revive' itself proactively without Lin Yuan's prompting.
Outside the hall, Sikong Lun felt conflicted.
After the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment was forcibly pulled into the hall, Sikong Lun realized that his biggest backer might have fallen.
Sikong Lun's emotions were a mix of relief and worry.
When Lin Yuan lifted his hand to suppress the evil armament, Sikong Lun dared to entertain a sliver of hope that he knew he shouldn't have.
For millennia, humans had been nothing more than food for the divine armaments.
Never had there been a person who could stand against a divine armament, not even a fragment.
Breaking this silence was Lin Yuan's arrival, shattering that notion.
However, Sikong Lun couldn't quite grasp Lin Yuan's origins, whether he was truly 'human', or if he would also side with the divine armaments.
Time passed.
As Sikong Lun breathed and indulged in his thoughts, a voice quietly reverberated in his ear.
"You may come in as well."
"Yes."
Sikong Lun took a deep breath as if he were about to face judgment and stepped into the grand hall.
The hall's interior looked no different from what Sikong Lun remembered.
The only change was a mirror fragment casually placed on the table where Lin Yuan sat.
A mirror fragment?
Sikong Lun swallowed.
He knew that this was no ordinary mirror shard but the Evil Armament that the Inverse God Association worshipped day and night.
"Your Excellency."
Sikong Lun knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan glanced at him indifferently.
"From this day forth, I want all of you from the Inverse God Association to submit to me. Can you do that?"
Lin Yuan said calmly.
The influence of the Inverse God Association spread across the thirty-six nations of the Central Plains.
The branch that Sikong Lun belonged to was merely one of the headquarters located in the Great Yan Dynasty.
There were thirty-five other such headquarters, each hidden in one of the remaining thirty-five nations.
Lin Yuan's underlying meaning was clear: he wanted Sikong Lun to bring the other thirty-five Inverse God Association headquarters under his command.
He intended to place the entire Inverse God Association under his dominion.
In response to Lin Yuan's words, Sikong Lun fell silent.
If anyone else had made such a demand, Sikong Lun would have never agreed, nor even considered it.
The Inverse God Association was the last line of defense against the rule of the divine armaments.
Even if they revered the Evil Armament, it was only to bolster their courage in their resistance against the true divine armaments.
Sikong Lun could die, but the Inverse God Association must not perish.
Otherwise, all humans in the thirty-six nations of the Central Plains would become eternal fodder for the divine armaments.
"I just want to know one thing."
Sikong Lun stared at Lin Yuan and asked boldly, "Are you human, and what are your thoughts on the divine armaments?"
"Human," Lin Yuan replied with a smile, his gaze falling on the resolute Sikong Lun.
"I am, of course, human. As for those divine armaments... I've disliked them for a long time."
With those words, Sikong Lun felt a great weight lift from his shoulders.
"From now on, the Inverse God Association will follow your every command," Sikong Lun said respectfully.
Having received the answer he sought, the tension that had been gripping Sikong Lun's heart finally eased.
To preserve the spark of hope for humanity, the Inverse God Association was willing to revere even an Evil Armament, a former divine armament.
How could they not submit to Lin Yuan, who was undoubtedly 'human'?
Lin Yuan's display of power had given Sikong Lun a glimpse of hope in the fight against the divine armaments.
Thus, pledging allegiance alongside the rest of the Inverse God Association was only natural.
After securing Sikong Lun's loyalty, Lin Yuan issued his first command.
He ordered Sikong Lun to report all the information the Inverse God Association possessed on the Evil Armaments.
To Lin Yuan, each Evil Armament was an external manifestation of the world's inherent rules.
Studying their true forms would greatly benefit him, perfecting his path of martial arts evolution and helping him advance to the Fourth Stage even sooner.
It would even have a subliminal effect on his martial arts evolution beyond the Fourth Stage.
"Do you intend to continue subduing those Evil Armaments?"
Sikong Lun immediately understood Lin Yuan's intentions.
"Your Excellency, please be careful. Those Evil Armaments are not easily dealt with."
Sikong Lun spoke in a low voice.
Although Lin Yuan had suppressed the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment with overwhelming dominance, there was still a difference between a divine armament and its fragments.
Some divine armament fragments were larger in size, comprising a more significant portion of the original armament, and thus, their abilities were stronger.
Even if they couldn't defeat Lin Yuan, there was a chance they could escape and cause future troubles.
"It's fine," Lin Yuan waved his hand dismissively.
With his current strength, as long as the complete divine armaments didn't appear, he could instantly suppress any number of fragments.
Time continued to flow.
Fifty more years passed.
(End of Chapter)
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