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Chapter 752: The Emperor's Later Years
Chapter 752: The Emperor's Later Years
The Third Source World.
Within an extraordinary imperial palace in a wondrous realm.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, slowly opening his eyes.
"This Source World..."
Lin Yuan's face showed deep contemplation as countless pieces of information flashed through his mind.
This realm, named Vast Chaos Source World, was boundless and inhabited by countless formidable races.
The vessel Lin Yuan had descended into belonged to the Human Race.
Moreover, it was the only current Extreme Daoist among the Human Race—
The Tianyuan Emperor.
Emperor was a title, not a specific cultivation realm.
Anyone who could stand at the pinnacle of the Vast Chaos Source World was worthy of being called an Emperor.
Or a Celestial Emperor, a Supreme Being.
Lin Yuan's recognition as the current Emperor was undoubtedly a testament to his formidable strength.
Even if his strength wasn't the absolute strongest,
he was undoubtedly among the strongest.
However, it was a pity.
Lin Yuan, at this moment, was not at his peak as an Emperor.
Instead, he was an Emperor in his later years.
An Emperor in his twilight years, with waning vitality and limited lifespan.
In fact, the Tianyuan Emperor had already exhausted his lifespan and passed away.
Otherwise, Lin Yuan wouldn't have been able to possess his body as his vessel for descent.
When passing through the Gateway of Universes, one could only choose a life that was about to die or had already perished.
Lin Yuan's successful descent meant that the original Tianyuan Emperor had already died.
"The rules of this Source World are indeed unique, with even a limitation on lifespan."
Lin Yuan exhaled softly, carefully adjusting the vitality within his body.
The strength of an Emperor, when converted to the cultivation realms of the Chaos Void, would be at the level of a perfect Twelfth Rank.
In terms of combat power, an Emperor far surpassed the invincible Great Sages, almost reaching the level of the Abyss Dragon in the first Source World.
However, such powerful beings, even with limitless vitality, could live for at most a few million years.
If one could consume an Immortal Elixir, they might live through a second lifetime, lasting two to three million years.
To go further, breaking through one's limitations, one could live through a fourth or fifth lifetime.
Lin Yuan's original body, the Tianyuan Emperor, was quite mediocre among the past Emperors.
He managed to live through a second lifetime thanks to the Immortal Elixir he had obtained in the past.
But in the end, he couldn't break through his limitations and live to see a third lifetime.
"The vitality of this physical body has finally stabilized."
Lin Yuan's thoughts calmed, and when he first descended, he could barely sense the vitality fluctuations of his physical body.
The Tianyuan Emperor had nearly exhausted his vitality in his pursuit of longevity, and upon his passing, he would be completely annihilated, leaving nothing behind.
It was only because Lin Yuan forcefully kept a breath of life and successfully re-condensed his fundamental vitality that he survived.
"Surviving the first hurdle is a good start."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
Before descending into the third Source World, Lin Yuan had dozens of vessels to choose from.
In the end, he chose the Tianyuan Emperor because it offered the highest starting point, allowing him to restore his peak strength in the shortest time.
Moreover, the Tianyuan Emperor had a unique physique, and Lin Yuan, by observing the future timeline, discovered some clues.
Even the Tianyuan Emperor himself didn't know the true nature of his physique.
The only drawback was the issue of his limited lifespan.
However, for Lin Yuan, this wasn't a significant problem.
"This Source World is too extraordinary."
Lin Yuan looked around, and within his vision, the rules and principles of the world seemed to materialize.
In the Chaos Void and the previous two Source Worlds, this would have been an unimaginable phenomenon.
"No wonder one could enter the Emperor's realm in just ten million years."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
The current Emperor, even without considering combat power, was equivalent to a perfect Twelfth Rank in cultivation.
In the Chaos Void, cultivating to a perfect Twelfth Rank would take at least a universe era.
But in this world?
A typical Emperor would take at most ten million years to reach the Extreme Daoist realm.
Some exceptionally talented Emperors could enter the Emperor's realm in just a few million years.
Millions of years to reach a perfect Twelfth Rank? They were almost catching up to Lin Yuan.
Only in a cultivation environment where the principles of the world were so tangible could such Emperors be born.
"And the operation of the Origin Path."
Lin Yuan felt the subtle fluctuations of the world, his eyes shining.
The operation of the Origin Path in this Source World was vastly different from the previous two Source Worlds, and compared to the dimensional gap region in the Chaos Void, it was like a heavenly chasm.
The impact on Lin Yuan was unparalleled.
"The Perfect Aura, the Perfect Aura in this third Source World far surpasses that of the second Source World."
The Light Master paid a tremendous price to merge with the second Source World because it possessed the so-called 'Perfect Aura'.
The Perfect Aura contained in this third Source World was significantly higher than that of the second.
The Perfect Aura, related to the fourteenth rank, is naturally more beneficial the more one possesses.
Lin Yuan chose the Tianyuan Emperor as the vessel for his descent.
The advantage is a high starting point, directly becoming the current Celestial Emperor, and the resources and treasures he can obtain far surpass those of other vessels.
As for the disadvantages?
First is the issue of the lifetime limit.
This is also inevitable; if not for the lifetime limit, the Tianyuan Emperor would not have died, and Lin Yuan would not have had the opportunity to descend and take control.
However, Lin Yuan has already overcome this drawback.
With Lin Yuan's means, as long as he can endure the initial stage of his descent, he will essentially break free from the shackles of the lifetime limit.
The so-called lifetime limit targets life below the thirteenth rank.
Under the rules of this world, the souls of life below the thirteenth rank will decay.
But Lin Yuan is essentially a thirteenth-rank Time Being, and his Mind Will has taken control of the Tianyuan Emperor's body. Even if he has not yet recovered to the thirteenth-rank strength, there is no such thing as a lifetime limit.
Because Lin Yuan's Mind Will will not decay.
Secondly, there are a series of hidden dangers brought about by Lin Yuan's identity as the current Celestial Emperor.
To become a Human Emperor, even the most mediocre one, requires rising above countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The Tianyuan Emperor, in his heyday, had killed countless geniuses of other races, even those who were direct descendants of Celestial Emperors.
During the Tianyuan Emperor's peak, these other races could only endure, even if they had deep roots within their clans, or were Celestial Emperors who had once been defeated by him.
They were unwilling to engage in a life-and-death battle with a peak-level Emperor.
In addition to other races, there are also many Forbidden Zone Lords who covet the Tianyuan Emperor's position.
The origin of a Celestial Emperor is enough to nurture and restore the twisted Mind Wills of these Forbidden Zone Lords.
"In this world, the Human race is weak and insignificant among the myriad races," Lin Yuan thought. "Before the rise of the Tianyuan Emperor, the Human race had never produced a strong person at the Emperor level."
So, after the Tianyuan Emperor became an Extreme Daoist, the Human race experienced rapid expansion.
Facing the Human race with the Tianyuan Emperor at its helm, other races had no choice but to retreat.
Unfortunately, the Tianyuan Emperor did not cultivate another Emperor for the Human race.
It is foreseeable that once the Tianyuan Emperor falls, the Human race will face a backlash and extermination from other powerful races.
After Lin Yuan takes control of the Tianyuan Emperor, he possesses the entirety of this current Celestial Emperor's resources.
Lin Yuan knows that the Tianyuan Emperor has made many preparations for his own demise, trying to ensure the survival of the Human race after his death.
However, Lin Yuan has observed the future timeline and is aware that after the Tianyuan Emperor's death, the Human race will be eradicated by these powerful races.
These powerful races do not want to see the Human race produce another Emperor in the future, so they join forces to ensure the complete annihilation of the Human race.
As for the Tianyuan Emperor's body? It is divided among the Forbidden Zone Lords.
This is the ultimate fate of the Tianyuan Emperor.
Of course, this is the ending before Lin Yuan's descent.
After Lin Yuan's descent, all endings are naturally rewritten.
"The current priority is to restore my full strength as soon as possible," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
In this Source World, Emperors are the top-tier powerhouses.
Above Emperors are the Mortal Immortals.
Only Mortal Immortals can break through the limitations of lifespan and achieve freedom and longevity.
Mortal Immortals correspond to thirteenth-rank Time Beings.
Mortal Immortals are high above, named after the mortal world but not bound by it.
They exist in a higher dimension of the Vast Chaos Source World.
Mortal Immortals are the ultimate pursuit of all Emperors, Celestial Emperors, and Supreme Beings throughout history.
However, becoming a Mortal Immortal requires not only breaking through the Time Loop but also gathering enough Immortal Substances.
Cultivating the body, soul, and mind with immortal substances, slowly transforming into the Mortal Immortal realm.
Every generation of Celestial Emperor has attempted to condense immortal substances.
However, even with the power of a Celestial Emperor, it takes tens of millions of years to condense a sufficient amount of immortal substances.
In other words, only Celestial Emperors who have lived through seven or eight lifetimes can accumulate enough immortal substances and then face the Temporal Loop Trial.
Lin Yuan's mind will has already reached the Time Being realm, so he doesn't need to go through another time loop. Therefore, he only needs to condense a sufficient amount of immortal substances to regain his peak strength.
"Immortal substances?"
Lin Yuan carefully sensed his surroundings and immediately discovered some faint auras permeating the heavens and earth.
These auras contained traces of immortality and eternity.
These were the so-called immortal substances.
"Ordinary Celestial Emperors need tens of millions of years to condense enough immortal substances, but I don't need that long."
Lin Yuan thought to himself. He wasn't a Celestial Emperor; his true realm was on par with the Mortal Immortal realm, a Time Being. The speed at which he condensed immortal substances was countless times faster than those Celestial Emperors.
The Shadow Clan.
There are nine of the most powerful clans in the Vast Chaos Source World.
The Shadow Clan is one of them, ranking among the top three terrifying clans.
In the history of the Shadow Clan, ten Celestial Emperors have been born, and every once in a while, they would overlook the Vast Chaos Source World.
At this moment, deep within the ancestral land of the Shadow Clan, a pair of eyes that seemed to have been asleep for countless years opened, their gaze cold as they looked towards the Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace.
Then, more pairs of eyes opened, all looking in the direction of the Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace.
The Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace is the residence of the current Celestial Emperor, Tianyuan, and also the core of the newly established Nine Great Clans, the Human Clan.
"Tianyuan should be old and near death by now."
"With Tianyuan's accumulated foundation, he will never break free from his shackles and live into a third lifetime."
Several Shadow Clan Celestial Emperors who had cut off their own lives discussed and speculated about Tianyuan's current state.
"Let's wait a little longer, and then we'll revive and invade the Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace to divide the Celestial Emperor's body."
One of the Shadow Clan Celestial Emperors spoke softly. They had also been Celestial Emperors who overlooked the Vast Chaos Source World, but they had been asleep for too long. Moreover, the influence of the Netherworld bodies on their own bodies made them yearn to devour the Celestial Emperor's physical body.
"Yes, Tianyuan is right there, and he can't run far."
The other Shadow Clan Celestial Emperors nodded. After cutting off their own lives, their strength was not as great as a true Celestial Emperor, so they were also unwilling to face Tianyuan, who still had a breath left.
The Forbidden Zone, the Netherworld.
There, too, pairs of eyes opened, carefully observing the Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace.
"Tianyuan hasn't come yet, which means he doesn't believe in us or the Netherworld."
"Oh well, this makes things a bit more troublesome, but after all, it's the source of the current Celestial Emperor. It can greatly nourish our nearly depleted minds, and it's enough for us to take action personally."
The beings in the Netherworld's Forbidden Zone communicated quickly. If Tianyuan followed their instructions and came to the Forbidden Zone, he would be suppressed, and his source would be devoured.
This would be the best outcome.
However, Tianyuan clearly had his doubts.
He would rather die of old age than come over.
This made the beings in the Netherworld's Forbidden Zone feel troubled.
But it was just a minor inconvenience.
If necessary, they could further revive and have the source of the current Celestial Emperor to nourish them, making up for the losses incurred during their revival.
Many special and taboo beings were keeping a close eye on Tianyuan's state, not just the Shadow Clan and the Netherworld's Forbidden Zone.
They all wanted to be the first to divide up Tianyuan, the current Celestial Emperor.
After all, even at the end of his lifetime, the Celestial Emperor's physical body was still in its prime; only his mind will had withered.
Compared to those Celestial Emperors who had cut off their own lives and endured the long years, the current Celestial Emperor was an irresistible 'delicacy' in the eyes of these taboo beings.
Inside the Heavenly Origin Imperial Palace.
Lin Yuan was trying to condense immortal substances.
Strands of aura were peeled away from the heavens and earth, almost materializing and gathering in front of Lin Yuan.
If any other Celestial Emperor were present, they would surely be shocked beyond words. Even they had to rely on the accumulation of long years to condense immortal substances.
To gather immortal substances in such a substantial manner?
The immortal substances gathered with each breath were likely equivalent to the results of a few hundred or even a thousand years of effort by an ordinary Celestial Emperor.
"Success!"
Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Looking at the fully formed immortal substances before him, a strange expression appeared on his face.
(End of Chapter)
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