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Chapter 84: Shattering the Divine Weapon (Subscribe Now)
Chapter 84: Shattering the Divine Weapon (Subscribe Now)
The thirty-six divine weapons were not just mere tools; they embodied fragments of the very rules that governed this realm.
For anyone else, even if they possessed the power to suppress these divine weapons, it would be incredibly difficult to benefit from them. After all, the essence of the rules of a realm was something that ordinary people would find exceedingly difficult to comprehend, even if it was laid bare before them. It was like presenting the solution to a complex mathematical problem; others might not understand it even if the entire thought process and solution were laid out.
Millennia ago, an ancient god had forcibly torn these hundred divine weapons from the very fabric of the world, taking advantage of the opportunity to study and gain great benefits from them.
But Lin Yuan was different. Blessed with a heaven-defying comprehension talent, he was exceptionally adept at grasping concepts that required insight and understanding.
"This is a huge windfall," Lin Yuan murmured as he immersed his consciousness into the Tai Chi Furnace.
Indeed, the greatest gain from this journey through the Myriad Worlds Gate was the discovery of these divine weapons. Everything else paled in comparison to the fundamental path of understanding the essence of rules.
"It's a pity that these divine weapons originate from this realm; they can't be taken away," Lin Yuan thought with some regret.
It wasn't the power of the divine weapons that attracted him, as the Main World possessed many weapons far more potent. However, the fact that they embodied the world's rules meant that if he could bring them back to the Main World, he could either sell them for a hefty profit or offer them to the Goddess of Wisdom. Either way, it would be a lucrative endeavor.
After all, even if other citizens of the Main World couldn't match Lin Yuan's level of comprehension, they would surely pay a hefty price if they gained even a slight insight into the secrets of these divine weapons.
However, the divine weapons were manifestations of this realm's rules, and they would dissipate once they left this world. If that weren't the case, Lin Yuan would have considered attempting it, even at a cost.
Although he had only projected his consciousness into this world, the Myriad Worlds Gate could transport items from the traversed worlds back to the Main World by accumulating 'energy'. Lin Yuan just wasn't sure how much 'energy' would be required for that.
"Never mind," he thought. "I'll figure out how to bring them back later. For now, I'll focus on comprehending the essence of the rules within these divine weapons."
Lin Yuan calmed his thoughts and began to carefully sense and understand the intricacies of the divine weapons.
The entire Tai Chi Furnace served as an extension of his senses, allowing him to perceive any part of the thirty-six divine weapons within it with just a thought.
While Lin Yuan immersed himself in the study of the divine weapons, the battlefield of Mount Tai below erupted into chaos.
"How can the Great Flame Emperor be so powerful?"
"That's a divine weapon, a complete one at that!"
"If even the divine weapons have been suppressed by the Great Flame Emperor, should we continue fighting against the Reverse God Society?"
From the side of the thirty-five nations, countless people looked up at the sky, their gazes fixed on the hundred-mile-long furnace that hung between heaven and earth.
The scene before them was utterly incomprehensible, and no one could fathom how the Great Flame Emperor had accomplished such a feat. The shock and awe they felt were unimaginable.
"Actually, surrendering to the Great Flame Empire isn't necessarily a bad thing," someone among the thirty-five nations thought. "At least in the future, we won't have to worry about divine weapons devouring our descendants."
This thought suddenly arose in the minds of several individuals. In the past, with the divine weapons looming over them, they wouldn't have dared to entertain such an idea even if they had a hundred hearts and a thousand guts.
But now, with the divine weapon that had hung over their heads suppressed, they felt a sense of relief. Even if they were exploited in the future, they wouldn't have to fear being devoured.
"Impossible!"
"I don't believe it!"
"This is all an illusion! None of this is real!"
The emperors of the thirty-five nations were in a state of utter collapse. They had pinned all their hopes on the divine weapons. They had even proactively initiated a decisive battle with the Reverse God Society, waiting for the divine weapons to make their final move and sweep away their enemies.
And now, to be told that the divine weapons had not only been swept away but also suppressed by the Great Flame Emperor, with not a single one escaping? This crushed their last shred of hope for a 'comeback'.
At this moment, one of the older emperors among them slowly spoke up. "What we need to consider now is how we should deal with the Reverse God Society and the Great Flame Empire."
The emperor sighed.
With these words, the other emperors fell silent.
"Should we... surrender?" The emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty tentatively asked, voicing the thoughts of most of the emperors present.
While it was true that their nations had been passed down from their ancestors and shouldn't be easily discarded, the thirty-five nations now found themselves without any trump cards against the might of the Great Flame Empire and the Reverse God Society.
Just the power displayed by the Great Flame Emperor was enough to annihilate all thirty-five nations. Their struggles would only serve to delay the inevitable.
Surrendering proactively might even earn them better treatment.
"Your Majesty," Sikong Lun looked up at the figure above the furnace, his eyes filled with reverence.
Although the figure appeared minuscule, at this moment, in Sikong Lun's eyes, it loomed larger than the entire furnace.
"Alright, everyone," Sikong Lun continued. "His Majesty has taken care of the divine weapons for us. Now, it's our turn to shine. Let's sweep through these thirty-five nations and overthrow the rule of the divine weapons!"
Sikong Lun turned to the army, their faces flushed with fanaticism, and gave the order to attack.
With Lin Yuan suppressing the furnace from above, the thirty-five nations lost all courage to resist. The Reverse God Society and the Great Flame Empire swiftly took control of the entire battlefield.
Out of the thirty-five emperors, three managed to escape, but the rest were captured.
Sikong Lun did not order the execution of these emperors. They could still be of use when it came to ruling over the territories of the thirty-five nations in the future.
"Did you see that?"
"Has that Flame Emperor truly reached the realm of the Father God?"
Outside the battlefield of Mount Tai, seven or eight shadowy figures with restrained auras gathered.
These figures were evil soldiers who had never revealed themselves before. They had come quietly due to the decisive battle between the thirty-five nations and the Reverse God Society, and they never expected to witness such a shocking scene.
"Even if he hasn't reached the level of the Father God, he's not far off," replied a parasol-like divine weapon, emitting a faint spiritual fluctuation.
Its completeness had reached ninety-five percent, and its memories were intact, retaining a vague impression of the ancient god.
"Father God," the parasol-shaped divine weapon sent out a spiritual fluctuation, its memories of millennia past now blurred. It only remembered that it had been created by the Father God.
To these divine weapons, the Father God was everything.
And now, another being had appeared who could rival the Father God.
Initially, the parasol-shaped divine weapon had believed that such a being would emerge from among the thirty-six divine weapons that had devoured countless lives for eight millennia.
After all, if anyone in this world had a chance to follow in the footsteps of the Father God, it should have been them.
High above in the azure sky, Lin Yuan sat atop the Tai Chi Furnace, hovering over the heavens as if looking down upon all living beings.
The most direct consequence of this was the unprecedented ease with which the Reverse God Society and the Great Flame Empire conquered the remaining thirty-five nations.
Normally, to completely conquer a nation would require a tremendous cost in terms of time, policies, and effort. Even if one were to capture the enemy's capital, there would still be resistance and the emergence of 'restoration' organizations.
But now, anyone who dared to defy or harbor thoughts of rebellion would only need to look up at the sky and behold the thirty-six divine weapons being suppressed by the Great Flame Emperor. Even the most patriotic individuals would have their hopes of restoration extinguished. After all, what hope was there when faced with the overwhelming might of the Great Flame Emperor?
And so, as the Great Flame Emperor sat high above, gazing down upon the world, twenty more years passed.
Atop the Tai Chi Furnace, Lin Yuan finally opened his eyes. "Finally... it's finally done," he murmured, his eyes gleaming with a radiant light.
After twenty years of quiet meditation, with the aid of the Tai Chi Furnace, Lin Yuan had finally comprehended the true nature of the thirty-six divine weapons. Perhaps only that ancient god from millennia ago had achieved this feat before him.
And even then, the ancient god had taken a shortcut and spent far more time than Lin Yuan.
"Foundation," Lin Yuan whispered, sensing the changes within himself. By assimilating the rules and essence of the thirty-six divine weapons and numerous evil soldiers into the Tai Chi principle, Lin Yuan had strengthened his foundation, gaining a glimpse of the path to the fifth stage, despite still being at the fourth stage himself.
In the Main World, the third stage was known as the City Destroyer level, where one could raze half a city with a full-powered attack.
The fifth stage, on the other hand, was the 'Land Submerger' level, where an evolver could sink land with a single strike, earning the title of the strongest on the surface. The sixth stage, just beyond, was the 'Star Destroyer' level.
"No rush," Lin Yuan told himself, deciding not to dwell on the fifth stage for now. After all, he hadn't even fully traversed the fourth stage yet, so thinking about the fifth stage was pointless.
"Ancient god," Lin Yuan muttered, his expression thoughtful.
After thoroughly comprehending and refining the thirty-six divine weapons, Lin Yuan gained access to their memories, especially those of the tower-shaped divine weapon, which held knowledge of the ancient god's final whereabouts.
"Over there," Lin Yuan said, sitting atop the Tai Chi Furnace and gazing northward. According to the tower-shaped divine weapon's memory, the ancient god had mentioned his plans before disappearing.
Apparently, the ancient god was not a native of this world but had fallen into it by accident. After recovering from his injuries, he intended to return to his mother world. Before his fall, he had torn open a rift at the edge of this world, and by passing through the spatial turbulence, one could reach the ancient god's mother world.
Once there, the ancient god would activate a secret technique to summon his kin for retrieval.
"Other worlds," Lin Yuan mused, his eyes narrowing. There were indeed connections between worlds, and he had suspected as much ever since his experience in the Dragon-Tiger World. The True Martial Sword of the Tian Shi Manor and the Primal Demon Spirit had both originated from higher worlds.
"If I can go to the ancient god's mother world, it would be like killing two birds with one stone," Lin Yuan thought, his eyes gleaming with excitement. Undoubtedly, the ancient god's mother world was at a higher level than the current world, or else it wouldn't have been able to extract the essence of the world's rules. Lin Yuan was certain that venturing there would bring him even greater benefits.
However, traveling between worlds was extremely dangerous, as evidenced by the ancient god's fall into this world. But Lin Yuan's current presence was merely a projection of his consciousness, and even if he perished, he would simply return to the Main World, with no risk of death.
Having gained so much by comprehending and refining the divine weapons, Lin Yuan was content, and even if he failed in his attempt to travel, he would have nothing to lose.
"No rush," he told himself again. "I'll leave it until the last twenty years."
He still had thirty years left of his one hundred and sixty-year limit in this world, and he intended to use the remaining time to tie up loose ends.
"As for you all," Lin Yuan said, looking down at the furnace below him. After twenty years of repeated refinement, the consciousness of the thirty-six divine weapons had long been eradicated by Lin Yuan. It would take hundreds, if not thousands, of years for new consciousnesses to emerge.
"Shatter," Lin Yuan willed, and cracks began to appear on the surfaces of the thirty-six divine weapons. The cracks spread, branched out, and divided until the weapons disintegrated into countless fragments.
Divine weapons were external manifestations of the world's rules and essence, and while they couldn't be destroyed, Lin Yuan could shatter them. This way, even if new consciousnesses emerged in the future, their threat would be far less than that of complete divine weapons.
At the Five Peaks Battlefield, ever since the Great Flame Emperor's overwhelming display of power twenty years ago, the site had become a sacred place for the entire realm.
Especially after the Great Flame Empire unified the thirty-six nations of the Central Plains, establishing an unprecedented grand empire, countless people came to visit every day.
After all, other places might have been mere ruins, but at the Five Peaks Battlefield, one could truly behold the legendary Great Flame Emperor. As long as the hundred-mile-long black and white furnace remained, the Great Flame Emperor would be seated at its peak.
And on this day, as countless eyes watched, the black and white furnace slowly began to dissipate.
(End of Chapter)
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