Chapter 775: Endless Stairs
Chapter 775: Endless Stairs
As a Legendary Lord, even though his true body was in the future, separated by hundreds of Great Devastation cycles, the majestic crimson figure still sensed that Lin Yuan's timeline had not yet converged.
In other words, Lin Yuan wasn't a Lord?
Not a Lord?
How could a non-Lord possess such power and enter the Multidimensional Space, a place only accessible to Lords?
Ordinary Time Beings rarely enter the Multidimensional Space, and even then, they are usually accompanied by other Lords.
However, the aura Lin Yuan displayed was not much weaker than that of the Lords who had touched the Mythic Threshold.
"How could a non-Lord possibly possess such power?"
The majestic crimson figure's mind was filled with various thoughts, suspecting that Lin Yuan might be a backup plan left by another Legendary Tier old-timer.
Time Lords have the ability to alter the past, but they fear the backlash it may cause.
Legendary Lords, however, can make more significant changes to the past and have greatly enhanced their ability to withstand the backlash.
This was why the majestic crimson figure dared to act in this spacetime; as long as he didn't completely annihilate multiple Lords, the changes to the past wouldn't be too drastic, and he could bear the consequences.
"Interesting." The majestic crimson figure stared at Lin Yuan and smiled, "Who are you?"
In the original timeline, the Blood Sea Lord suffered a heavy blow from this incident, and even after hundreds of Great Devastation cycles, he still managed to enter the Legendary Tier.
However, he was still significantly affected.
Therefore, when the majestic crimson figure took action, it was to eliminate the hidden dangers brought about by this period.
But he never expected such a pleasant surprise.
He discovered the arrangements of another Legendary Lord.
"Who is he?" The Blood Sea Lord was startled upon hearing this.
Even when facing the Heavenly Time Lord, the majestic crimson figure didn't bother to say much, but he specifically asked Lin Yuan this question.
With such an attitude, the Blood Sea Lord naturally realized that Lin Yuan's origins were significant and might also be related to a Legendary Lord.
The other Time Lords present also came to the same conclusion; only a Legendary Lord could attract the attention of another.
"I don't know him." The Blood Sea Lord immediately transmitted a sound to the majestic crimson figure.
Among the numerous Time Lords present, he recognized most of them, except for a few who had concealed their identities.
Lin Yuan was one of those whose identities remained unknown.
"Hmm."
The majestic crimson figure didn't say more, his gaze still fixed on Lin Yuan.
He had a guess about Lin Yuan's identity, estimating that he was most likely a tool of a Legendary Lord.
Otherwise, how could an ordinary Time Being, without the status of a Lord, rival those who had touched the Mythic Threshold?
Lin Yuan looked at the majestic crimson figure, who instead of answering his question, asked, "Who are you?"
Time Beings could observe future timelines, but they were subject to various influences, especially when it came to information related to Transcendence.
"You don't know if there's a Lord who has transcended in the future?" The majestic crimson figure sneered.
Revealing information about the future, especially regarding Transcendence, could have far-reaching consequences, far greater than annihilating a few Lords.
The majestic crimson figure naturally wouldn't disclose such information.
Moreover, in the majestic crimson figure's eyes, Lin Yuan was most likely related to a Legendary Lord, and asking such questions was an attempt to entrap him.
Time Beings who had lived through that era knew of the period that brought despair to all Lords, even the Legendary Lords.
It was the greatest calamity the Endless Dimensional Realm had ever experienced.
Of course, this matter involved Transcendence, which was beyond the observable range of timelines.
At least, the Lords in this spacetime were unaware of the impending dark and hopeless period that even Lord-tier powers couldn't resist.
"You're being sneaky. Let me see which 'old-timer' you really are."
The majestic crimson figure was too lazy to continue probing; his time in this spacetime was limited, with only three or four breaths remaining. He needed to quickly clear the obstacles for his past self.
A loud rumble filled the air.
The vast Crimson Sky Curtain once again surged towards Lin Yuan.
To uncover Lin Yuan's origins, the simplest method was to take action against him. When faced with the power of life and death, his backer would naturally reveal themselves.
The Crimson Sky Curtain permeated through layers of spacetime, blocking all possible escape routes for Lin Yuan.
To survive under the onslaught of the Crimson Sky Curtain, one could only withstand the crimson power head-on.
And as the Heavenly Time Lord had demonstrated, even a Second Tier Limit Lord like him couldn't withstand the Crimson Sky Curtain for more than a few breaths.
This was the result of the majestic crimson figure's intention to capture Lin Yuan alive. If his goal had been to annihilate Lin Yuan, it would likely have taken less than a single breath.
Capturing and annihilating were entirely different matters.
Even with overwhelming strength, capturing a target alive would be time-consuming.
Hummm... Lin Yuan's Outer Universe domain rumbled, inch by inch, it crumbled, clearly unable to withstand the Crimson Force.
In an instant, Lin Yuan was engulfed by the Crimson Sky Curtain, his entire figure teetering.
"Why not actively annihilate the Battle Body?" The surrounding Time Sovereigns watched in shock.
With the example of the Heavenly Time Lord, facing the Majestic Crimson Figure, if one tried to withstand it, they would likely be directly suppressed and captured.
This was far more costly than actively annihilating one's Battle Body.
"Let me see who is standing behind you, or rather, who your future self truly is."
The Majestic Crimson Figure stared at Lin Yuan, and there were only two breaths left until the end of its stay in this spacetime.
"Indeed, I am no match for a Legendary Lord."
Under the erosion of the Crimson Sky Curtain's power, Lin Yuan sighed in his heart.
However, he wasn't worried. His Taiji Essence Spirit was fundamentally different from the Battle Bodies of other Sovereigns.
The Taiji Essence Spirit is essentially not a physical body but an Essence Spirit form. Although it can transform into a fleshly body, its essence remains the ethereal power of the Essence Spirit.
As long as Lin Yuan's Soul Force is annihilated, the Essence Spirit's power will naturally dissipate, and there is no possibility of being permanently captured.
Lin Yuan doesn't even need to specifically annihilate the Taiji Essence Spirit; he only needs to disperse his Soul Force, and the Taiji Essence Spirit will fall into irreversible annihilation.
"But this time, I've gained enough."
Lin Yuan looked at the Majestic Crimson Figure towering above him, "Before dispersing my Soul Force, I can try summoning my future self."
Through his recent insight into Xuehai Lingzhu's summoning of his future self, Lin Yuan, although not a true Time Lord, could attempt to summon his genuine future self.
However, limited by his strength and realm, Lin Yuan was far from achieving what Xuehai Lingzhu did, summoning hundreds of future selves from after the Great Devastation Cycle.
At most, he could summon a future self from several million years later.
Several million years later, the timeline Lin Yuan observed from several million years into the future was incredibly vague. Lin Yuan had no idea what his future self would be doing.
Lin Yuan had also observed the future timelines of other Time Lives, and while some periods were unclear, they weren't consistently vague for several million years.
However, after several million years, the Endless Dimensional Realm had almost no information related to Lin Yuan, and even the Chaos Void had disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.
This was precisely why Lin Yuan asked the Majestic Crimson Figure if there was a Sovereign Lord who had transcended in that spacetime or if anything related to transcendence had occurred.
After all, the other party came from the true future.
"Begin."
Lin Yuan's consciousness followed the timeline, extending towards the future, and vaguely, with Lin Yuan at the center, the timelines from all directions began to become chaotic.
"Hmm?"
"Is he also summoning his future self?"
The Time Sovereigns immediately understood Lin Yuan's intention upon seeing this.
Like Xuehai Lingzhu, he was also summoning his future self.
"According to the attitude of Xuehai Lingzhu's future self, this future self is likely also a Legendary Lord. If both futures are Legendary Lords, then a battle between them in the present spacetime?"
The hearts of the numerous Time Sovereigns trembled, and their faces were filled with anticipation.
It was already rare for one Legendary Lord to make a move, but two Legendary Lords fighting? And it was the future Legendary Lords battling in the present spacetime?
It was estimated that not even a single incident would occur in several Great Devastation Cycles or dozens of them.
"Also summoning the future?"
Xuehai Lingzhu's expression changed as well, and he looked at the Majestic Crimson Figure behind Lin Yuan. Seeing no reaction, he immediately put his mind at ease.
With a future self that had already entered the Legendary Tier, even if Lin Yuan's future self was a Legendary Lord, it wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Huff! The timeline twisted and blurred.
Behind Lin Yuan, a series of vague illusions appeared.
"Which old fellow is this?"
The Majestic Crimson Figure carefully observed, as his previous move was to force out the existence behind Lin Yuan.
He wanted to see clearly which Legendary Lord's plan this was.
However, the next moment, the Majestic Crimson Figure saw a scene imprinted in the depths of his soul.
Accompanied by the fleeting vague illusions, a white jade staircase appeared behind Lin Yuan, one step at a time.
The white jade staircase seemed ethereal, a scene from the future. But in the moment it appeared, it began to irreversibly turn everything it touched, including the Crimson Sky Curtain's power, into nothingness.
The white jade staircase extended upward, endlessly, without end. It seemed to lead to the highest point of the Endless Dimensional Realm.
"Hmm?"
Blood Sea Lord and the other Time Sovereigns were perplexed. As Sovereigns, they had traversed the Endless Dimensional Realm, and there was hardly any place they hadn't seen or heard of. Yet, this endless White Jade Staircase, leading to an unknown destination, was a complete mystery.
"This is the fourth..."
Amidst the other Time Sovereigns' confusion, the Majestic Crimson Figure's eyes widened, his expression filled with disbelief.
"There's no need to continue the summoning, Your Excellency."
The Majestic Crimson Figure immediately spoke up, his face turning pale with fear. "By revealing a crucial future scene in the current spacetime, you'll face an unstoppable backlash. It's unnecessary, truly unnecessary."
"What do you mean?"
Lin Yuan also observed the endless stairs behind him. Each step seemed familiar.
At that moment, the timeline continued to unravel, and the white jade stairs kept ascending.
At a high point, a different scene unfolded.
In this scene, not only was there the white jade staircase, but also a figure.
This figure, with their back turned to all the Time Sovereigns, was slowly ascending the stairs.
The endless white jade stairs seemed infinite, and the figure was surrounded by a sense of solitude, as if they were the only one in a vast, empty world.
"Is it Him?"
The Majestic Crimson Figure's mind went blank, finding this scene even more unbelievable than the endless stairs.
As the timeline unraveled, the figure ascending the stairs seemed to sense something.
They paused, lifting their right foot, ready to step onto the next stair.
Then, with a flick of their sleeve, the chaotic timeline completely collapsed, rapidly spreading back to the present spacetime.
The Crimson Sky Curtain, cast by the Majestic Crimson Figure, began to disintegrate without hesitation. An intangible aura instantly arrived, erasing the Majestic Crimson Figure from existence.
The surrounding Time Sovereigns were stunned, unable to react for a long moment.
A Legendary Sovereign, just wiped out like that? And from the future spacetime?
What realm of power did this figure possess? What connection did they have with Lin Yuan? Or was this figure Lin Yuan's Future Self?
To effortlessly erase a Legendary Sovereign, even one in the Third Stage of the 'Infinite Tribulation,' must be incredibly powerful, right? Perhaps even surpassing the Multidimensional Lord?
The intangible aura continued to spread.
"No, no," the Blood Sea Lord muttered, his eyes filled with despair.
Without the protection of the Majestic Crimson Figure, the direction of the spreading intangible aura was towards Him.
The Blood Sea Lord's consciousness instantly vanished.
The Vague Spirit Lord and the Armored Sovereign Lord, standing nearby, suffered the same fate, their mental will forcibly erased.
"What's happening?"
The surrounding Time Sovereigns watched with awe and fear.
It was too shocking.
Even a Legendary Sovereign wouldn't be able to erase the mental will of a Second Tier Limit Sovereign so easily.
Moreover, the Blood Sea Lord's future self was about to enter the Legendary Tier after three hundred Great Devastation cycles.
The Blood Sea Lord abruptly opened his eyes. His past incarnation had been forcibly erased, and his true self immediately became aware of it.
"I never imagined it was that existence, that existence," the Blood Sea Lord trembled, "I've never heard of that existence visiting the Multidimensional Spacetime. Never."
In his heart, the Blood Sea Lord already knew the answer.
That existence had indeed visited the Multidimensional Spacetime, but this fact had never been made known.
In the original timeline, that existence's past self wouldn't have summoned the future self under normal circumstances.
Due to the Blood Sea Lord's interference, that existence's past self summoned the future self, leading to even greater variables.
"My luck," the Blood Sea Lord muttered in despair. An intangible aura from the past, having crossed hundreds of Great Devastation cycles, arrived in this spacetime and enveloped him.
In the next instant, the true self of the Blood Sea Lord vanished.
At the same time, the intangible aura continued to spread across countless timelines.
The past, present, and future Blood Sea Lord; the weak and powerful Blood Sea Lord; countless Blood Sea Lords from various timelines—all of them vanished simultaneously.
On the endless white jade stairs, the figure shook his sleeves and glanced down before continuing his ascent.
(End of Chapter)
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