Chapter 268: The Main God and the Progenitor

After randomly selecting a challenge platform on the Main Star and planting a soul mark there, Lin Qing left the Main Star directly.

With his strength, even without the Seven-Colored Set of Divine Artifacts, he was still quite good among the Void Rulers; the key was that he could exert his full strength on the Main Star, so succeeding in the challenge was naturally easy.

Only the supreme experts within the Void Rulers could leave him with no certainty at all.

However, such supreme experts who created divine techniques using spatial rules could often plant soul marks on all three hundred and eighty Main Stars.

Once fully planted, the soul marks would exist forever and would not occupy a challenge platform slot.

Even if a thousand years later a supreme expert from the Void Rulers truly came to challenge him and snatch his slot, he wouldn't care much.

Anyway, planting soul marks on the Main Star or the Void Star was only for the Void-level divine position.

And his goal on this journey was to advance to Void Ruler.

As for the Void-level divine position?

He was still very far from the legendary Chaos God.

In the vast Void Sea, after eight billion and six hundred million years of long time, only one Destruction-type Chaos God had emerged; he had no certainty.

Become a Void Ruler first.

Moreover, the Divine Core also needed to transform into the Chaos color.

"After absorbing that Star God's Divine Core, I now have a Five-Colored Divine Core..."

Lin Qing sensed the Five-Colored Divine Core in his mind, nodded silently, and said, "Transforming the Divine Core isn't difficult, but... I've heard that Star Gods with Seven-Colored Divine Cores are already nearly invincible beneath the Void Divine Officials, even matching Void Divine Officials; Star Gods with Chaos-colored Divine Cores are even more terrifying."

Star Gods with Chaos-colored Divine Cores are also the Children of Chaos.

Such existences with the hope of becoming Chaos Gods, if the Three Ancestors and the Chaos God do not appear, can be called the strongest existences in the Void Sea.

"However, even such existences could not stop the invasion of the Void Demons and could not remain eternal and unfallen; the Void Demons are simply too strong..."

Lin Qing still does not know to what extent the Void Demons, as the transformation stage of the Yu Xingyuan Demon Clan, can actually transform?

However, only the Three Ancestors and the six Main Gods could survive such a calamity as the Great Nirvana.

"Continue adventuring in the Void Sea."

Lin Qing made a decision in his heart: "First, quickly comprehend a sufficiently vast world, then become a Void Ruler."

However, before that, he first stored the Set of Divine Artifacts, the Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts, and so on into the Void at his brow, and then sent them back to the Shanhai Realm.

When adventuring in the Void Sea, normally the strength of a Void Ruler is already sufficient.

Carrying the precious Set of Divine Artifacts, if a certain supreme expert discovered and ambushed him, and he lost the Set of Divine Artifacts, he would be heartbroken.

So, returning them to the Shanhai Realm is best.

When needed in the future, or after refining them into a Chaos Natal Divine Artifact, carrying them later is not too late.

Meanwhile, the news that "the one who obtained the Innate Divine Artifact is a Void Being, and easily killed three great Void Ruler experts" spread rapidly throughout the entire Void Sea like a hurricane.

The news of the Innate Divine Artifact appearing was already shocking enough.

Coupled with being a Void Being and single-handedly killing three great Void Ruler experts, it was enough to shock the entire Void Sea.

Experts whose names are known throughout the entire Void Sea are very few.

Most are Void Divine Officials; only a very small number are Void Rulers.

And a Void Being is the first time in eight billion and six hundred million years!

Misty Fog Sea.

A blue-skinned woman was quietly drifting on the sea surface deep within the Misty Fog, along with a Void Boat.

"Old man, could this Star God who obtained the Innate Divine Artifact be the Galaxy you sent the Divine Artifact to?" the blue-skinned woman could not help asking.

"It must be him."

A dark giant python shadow emerged from her body surface and sighed, "That day I determined he was certainly extraordinary, but I didn't expect to have underestimated him; he actually has such terrifying will? He actually obtained an Innate Divine Artifact..."

"Old man, could you be plotting against that Innate Divine Artifact of his?" the blue-skinned woman could not help asking.

"What are you thinking?"

The dark giant python shadow looked at her, "Being able to establish a relationship with such an unparalleled genius, we would be too late to curry favor with him; how could we possibly offend him? He is probably the Child of Chaos."

A hint of satisfaction appeared in its eyes: "That Divine Artifact was not given in vain; in the future, when he grows up, the dignified Child of Chaos will help us act, surely avenging my great grudge. We've earned it, earned it big."

Star Fall Civilization World.

The Yuan Central Palace, located at the center of the world, is the residence of the strongest one of the Star Fall Civilization, 'Yuan Emperor'.

At this moment, the King of Eternal Night stood respectfully inside the palace, carefully reporting everything he knew.

"... The detailed situation is as above, Your Majesty."

The King of Eternal Night respectfully looked at the silver-haired, silver-browed man in simple plain clothes sitting on the imperial throne above.

In the Star Fall Civilization World, the purer and nobler the royal bloodline, the more it fits the image of silver eyebrows and a bald head; even if there are mixed colors or hair grows, the royal family will try to shave it off.

And this generation's Yuan Emperor was originally a person of lowly bloodline, but he reached an unprecedented height in Star Fall Civilization history, even causing the Star Fall Civilization to grow into the strongest civilization beneath the Three Sacred Lands!

After the previous Yuan Emperor died, this generation's Yuan Emperor, as the Master of the Secret Realm, disdained to be like other pure-blooded royals, so the royal aesthetic also changed accordingly.

Including the rules of the Star Fall Civilization, they also changed accordingly.

Although the King of Eternal Night was highly valued by the Yuan Emperor, he did not dare to show the slightest disrespect.

After all, in the Star Fall Civilization, any Void Divine Official of royal bloodline could be titled King, while those of non-royal bloodline must be outstanding among Void Divine Officials to be qualified for the title of King.

There are so many Kings in the Star Fall Civilization, yet the gap between them and the Yuan Emperor is very large; he was only able to be highly valued by the Yuan Emperor because of his special divine position.

"Indeed an unparalleled genius."

The Yuan Emperor looked quite gentle and approachable, a smile always lingering on his lips: "Your guess is correct; that Star God should be the Child of Chaos. Even if he was not before, after displaying such potential, he must have already been chosen by that Lord Mirror."

"Even if he is truly the Child of Chaos, he is not comparable to Your Majesty," the King of Eternal Night said respectfully.

He was not merely flattering; the Yuan Emperor had indeed once fought a Child of Chaos to a standstill.

That Child of Chaos possessed not only terrifying bloodline genes but also cultivated multiple powerful secret arts originating from a Level Three Civilization, and had even forged a set of innate Chaos Divine Artifacts!

Even so, he still could not defeat the Yuan Emperor.

If the Yuan Emperor also possessed a set of Chaos Divine Artifacts, he would certainly be able to easily defeat that Child of Chaos!

Even the Three Ancestors called the Yuan Emperor a peerless figure seen once in countless years.

"Without transcending, one is ultimately just an ant beneath the Yu Xingyuan; there is no difference."

The Yuan Emperor shook his head lightly and asked, "You can capture a trace of time and space, yet you cannot predict the whereabouts of that Star God?"

"I am truly sorry, Your Majesty," the King of Eternal Night said, bowing his head. "I have exhausted all my strength, but the soul essence of that Star God must originate from the Three Great Holy Lands, concealing all traces of time and space."

"It is not your fault."

The Yuan Emperor shook his head slightly. "However, he may not necessarily be from the Three Great Holy Lands either."

"Not?" The King of Eternal Night was slightly stunned.

"The Shanhai Realm that appeared recently has broken free from time and space just like the Three Great Holy Lands; your methods cannot investigate it," the Yuan Emperor said. "This time, that Star God is a Life-type Star God, and the Lord of the Shanhai Realm is also a Life-type Star God. Moreover, he is favored by the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat. Perhaps they are the same person?"

"A Star God from a newly ascended civilization?" The King of Eternal Night was astonished.

"Even if it is a newly ascended civilization, do not harbor the slightest contempt."

The Yuan Emperor shook his head lightly and said, "None of us, civilizations that received the legacy of a Level Three Civilization, have been able to make our own civilizations break free from time and space. This is not only because the Shanhai Realm is a new civilization derived from the legacy of a Level Three Civilization, but also because the legacy of the Level Three Civilization obtained by the Shanhai Realm is surely more complete than ours!"

The King of Eternal Night nodded slowly and said, "But even with the legacy of a Level Three Civilization, the progress of the Lord of the Shanhai Realm is far too fast. How long has he cultivated?"

He also knew.

Currently, the legacies of Level Three Civilizations obtained by various Level Two Civilizations in the Void Sea are actually incomplete, or merely scraps.

After all, they are just ruins.

Some ruins are very important to a Level Three Civilization, but others are of little use.

"Your Majesty, the investigation of the Lord of the Shanhai Realm was also requested by that Great Lord of the Yu Xingyuan..."

The King of Eternal Night suddenly spoke softly, "Perhaps we should ask the Yu Xingyuan. If the Will of the Yu Xingyuan descends, it will definitely be able to find that Star God."

"No need," the Yuan Emperor said, shaking his head. "Once we do this, it is possible the Three Great Holy Lands will discover us. No matter how strong I am, the Three Ancestors can still forcibly infiltrate the Starfall World and kill me, destroying the world's source."

Immediately, he pondered for a moment and said, "Since we cannot grasp the traces of time and space, let us investigate thoroughly. He was able to create the Seven-Phase Perfect Divine Skill and possesses such terrifying mental will, indicating that he is only one step away from comprehending the world before achieving the status of Void Sovereign. This must be his goal. Furthermore, he surely also harbors the idea of planting soul imprints on the Main Star and the Void Stars as a side measure; we can simply track his whereabouts this way."

"Yes," the King of Eternal Night said respectfully. "I will immediately send people to watch the various Void Stars and the Main Star."

"There is no need to watch the Void Stars."

The Yuan Emperor shook his head slightly and said, "He is skilled in disguise and transformation; the people you send will not be able to detect him. Therefore, we only need to watch the other 379 Life-type Main Stars. Void creatures capable of ascending to a Main Star are already rare, and those who can leave soul imprints are even more incredibly scarce."

"Yes, Your Majesty," the King of Eternal Night nodded in agreement, then asked again, "Once the whereabouts of that Star God are discovered, should we dispatch the Minggu Guards to hunt him down?"

The Minggu Guards are the strongest assassination organization of the Starfall Civilization, directly subordinate to the Yuan Emperor. Every single Minggu Guard is a supreme powerhouse among Void Sovereigns, and they also cultivate special combined attack secret arts, making them an extremely terrifying latent force.

"The Minggu Guards?"

The Yuan Emperor shook his head and said, "No, let the Lord of Black and White go personally. Let him bring one Star God with him."

"The Lord of Black and White?" The King of Eternal Night was stunned. "To deal with just a Void creature, is it necessary to ask the Lord of Black and White?"

The Lord of Black and White is a Void Divine Servant!

Although he is of a foreign race and his strength is not top-tier, preventing him from being crowned a King, he is ultimately a Void Divine Servant.

A proper Void Divine Servant, considered a top-tier figure throughout the entire Void Sea, is being sent merely to hunt down a single Void creature?

"That Star God is only one step away from mastering the complete spatial laws."

The Yuan Emperor said calmly, "Who knows when he might break through. Treat him as if he will break through at any moment. Once he becomes a Void Sovereign, even the combined attack of the Minggu Guards may not be able to kill him. Having the Lord of Black and White act is the safest option."

"Your Majesty has considered everything thoroughly," the King of Eternal Night nodded.

"In any case... do it quickly."

The Yuan Emperor said slowly, "This era is ending soon, and the next Yu Xingyuan turmoil is not far off. Before the Great Nirvana, I must possess sufficient strength and establish sufficient merit."

The King of Eternal Night sighed, "With Your Majesty's peerless appearance, becoming the Fourth Ancestor is even possible, yet you make such sacrifices for your homeland. The entire civilization should be grateful to Your Majesty..."

"It is fine," the Yuan Emperor said calmly. "I am not doing this to make my homeland grateful to me."

Tianyuan Seat Holy Land.

Inside the Chaos Hall located at the center of the world.

A woman in a black robe with white hair leaned lazily against the steps of the hall, playing with a silver-white crystal resembling a Rubik's Cube. Numerous strange intricate patterns could be seen floating and vanishing on the crystal's surface, emitting a strange aura.

Suddenly—

"Oh?"

The woman in the black robe with white hair raised an eyebrow slightly. "Will manifesting as truth? He hasn't even become a Void Sovereign, yet his will has progressed so fast. That is simply too absurd... No wonder he is from the Primordial Realm..."

As the Life-type Main God of this Void Sea, she had lived for countless billions of years and had experienced the Great Nirvana many times.

She had seen too many, too many dazzling geniuses.

But under the successive changes of eras, no matter how excellent and dazzling a genius was, they would eventually return to Nirvana.

However, this was the first time she had seen a Void creature reach the stage of Will Manifesting as Truth.

"Perhaps he really can succeed..." A flicker of anticipation welled up in her eyes.

Suddenly—

Time and space twisted, and a figure suddenly appeared in the hall; it was none other than an old man in a white robe.

"Lord Jing," the old man in the white robe said with a smile, "That Lin Qing is indeed extraordinary. A Void creature reaching the stage of Will Manifesting as Truth is truly incredible; the cultivation of the Primordial Realm is indeed unfathomable."

Lord Jing glanced at him and said in a faint voice, "Little one of Tianyuan, are you still coveting the ruins of the Primordial Realm? Did I waste my words last time when I told you?"

"I just wanted some guidance."

The Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat shook his head slightly and said softly, "I do not know if I can survive the next Great Nirvana. If I do not rely on the Primordial Realm, should I go to the Universe Battlefield to fight for the Void Divine Clan, or simply defect to the Yu Xingyuan and become a claw of those Lords?"

Lord Jing said coldly, "Mind your own measure. Even if the Primordial Realm has been destroyed by the Yu Xingyuan, it is still the Primordial Realm."

"Rest assured, Lord Jing," the Ancestor of the Great Origin Seat said with a smile, "I know my own measure."

In the blink of an eye, more than eight thousand years had passed.

(End of this chapter)