Chapter 279: Eleventh Level Authority

Although the Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu's direct combat power was nothing special, his terrifying ability to preserve his life had long spread throughout the Void Sea.

And such a top-tier powerhouse simply died without a sound?

Even seeing the Chaos Divine Artifact in his hand return to a masterless state, Lin Qing still felt somewhat surreal.

Looking across the entire Void Sea, the number of powerful beings capable of killing the Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu was likely very small.

The Ancestor of the Space-Time Island was undoubtedly one of them.

Knowing was one thing, but confirming it personally was still shocking; even though the Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu's true body had hidden within a secret realm, he still perished.

Lin Qing also understood in his heart that if he did not have a clone hiding in the Vacuum Great Tomb, the three Holy Land Ancestors would not have been able to peer into the Vacuum Great Tomb or truly kill him; otherwise, his current fate might have been even worse than the Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu's.

Possessing a heavy treasure without means of protection was undoubtedly a disaster.

"This matter is concluded."

The Ancestor of the Space-Time Island looked at Lin Qing with a smile in his eyes, saying, "Young friend, if you have time, you must come sit at my Space-Time Island."

He said no more, merely glanced at the void with a half-smile, and then vanished without a trace.

Lin Qing glanced at the petrified Bing Shuangyan beside him and the Chaos Divine Artifact in his hand, unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Looking at it now, he had not only obtained an incredibly precious Chaos Divine Artifact but could also gain a higher-level Authority, and he had even taken revenge; undoubtedly, this was a tremendous good fortune.

But...

There are no benefits in the world without cause; these great benefits would one day require him to pay a price.

"Who cares."

Lin Qing gathered his thoughts, saying, "As long as my strength is sufficient, how I repay them is my own business."

He immediately waved his hand, summoned the Divine Artifact boat, drew the petrified Bing Shuangyan into the boat, and then piloted the boat away from the Main Star.

Leaving behind only the many Void Rulers on this Main Star who witnessed this scene, who quickly spread the events of today outward—

The Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu of the Star Fall Civilization and the direct disciple of the Space-Time Island, Bing Shuangyan, joined forces against Lin Qing, the Lord of the Mountain and Sea Realm; subsequently, the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island descended, the Black Hei Zhou Zhen Zhu was suspected of death, and the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island sealed his disciple Bing Shuangyan and then handed him over to Lin Qing!

This explosive news was enough to shake the entire Void Sea.

Tianyuan Seat Holy Land.

Ancestor Hall.

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor, appearing as an old man in white robes, stood inside the dim hall; floating in the void before him was a water curtain, on which was clearly the scene of Lin Qing conversing with the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island.

After a long while, when the conversation ended, the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island glanced over here with a half-smile before vanishing.

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor watched the water curtain expressionlessly for a long while, then suddenly snorted with a sneer: "This rebellious disciple, after so many years, is still so skilled at exploiting loopholes; he truly thinks the Primordial Realm's successor is so easily fooled..."

He was a very patient person.

He knew some things could not be rushed and could not be too deliberate, so even though he clearly knew such a huge opportunity from the Primordial Realm lay right before his eyes, he would not deliberately do anything.

He certainly would not act rashly to probe and then forcibly seek friendship like this rebellious disciple who became the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island.

Even though he had already helped Lin Qing once, he would not actively explain it as if seeking credit.

"There are plenty of opportunities."

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor calmly watched Lin Qing on the water curtain, then glanced again at the secret realm world standing in the East Pole Sea Region—the Star Fall Civilization.

"This young Yuan Huang wants to kill Lin Qing; it is absolutely not as simple as just the set Divine Artifact..."

He slowly narrowed his eyes, saying, "For this young fellow, the most important thing is to transcend the universe; set-type Chaos Divine Artifacts are indeed important, but they should not lead to the destruction of Lin Qing's divine path; to cut off a threat? That does not sound like his style..."

"Could it be... he has joined the Mother River Clan, the Star Beast Clan, or the Source Clan? Or even... he is already a Yu Xingyuan Apostle?"

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor silently speculated in his heart.

But he also knew clearly that even if he truly betrayed the Human Race camp and joined the Yu Xingyuan side, he could not investigate.

Whether it was the methods of the three major super-clans—the Mother River Clan, the Star Beast Clan, and the Source Clan—or the even more unimaginable methods of the Yu Xingyuan Monarch, he could not possibly probe them out, nor could he personally act to expose them; he could only wait for the traitor to expose himself.

Otherwise...

Pulling one hair moves the whole body; if Yuan Huang truly is a Yu Xingyuan Apostle, once he acts, he himself will be the first to face the Yu Xingyuan Monarch's wrath.

The Yu Xingyuan Monarch was a terrifying existence that had broken free from the control of the Yu Xingyuan Will, standing outside the six major factions, capable of launching a Great Nirvana single-handedly to extinguish numerous civilizations across a Void Sea.

Each of his subordinate Apostles looked indistinguishable from normal universe beings, and even the Void God Clan could hardly detect them.

But their soul essence had already changed; upholding the will of the Yu Xingyuan Monarch, they could instantly become an incarnation of the Yu Xingyuan Monarch!

"When he exposes himself, the Void God Clan will naturally descend to handle it..."

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor narrowed his eyes, saying, "As long as he does not transcend the universe to become a Yu Xingyuan Vice-Monarch, he will ultimately not affect my Tianyuan Seat..."

Star Fall Civilization World.

Inside a hidden space, Yuan Huang stood suspended in mid-air, silently standing before a towering, massive pure-black Wang Zuo, as if waiting for something.

This Wang Zuo was hundreds of thousands of kilometers high, larger than an ordinary star, emitting a hidden and lofty aura, as if connected to the endless Yu Xingyuan, completely shrouded by the vast Yu Xingyuan storms.

Yuan Huang's body, merely two meters tall, was negligible in front of this incomparably massive Wang Zuo.

Suddenly—

The space-time twisted into a channel connecting to an endless distance, and then a ray of light descended from within, forming a towering shadow also hundreds of thousands of kilometers high; It had twelve arms, two blurred heads, and its entire body was clad in armor shrouded by Yu Xingyuan storms.

The moment It formed, even space-time froze, as if this realm of space-time revolved according to Its will.

This star-like towering shadow looked down upon Yuan Huang below; one of Its faces, radiating endless gentleness, slowly opened Its mouth and spoke softly: "My Apostle, you say... you discovered traces suspected to be of the Primordial Realm, the Abyss-Edge Realm, or the Immortal Realm?"

"Yes, Great Monarch."

Yuan Huang bowed slightly and respectfully said, "All the details are here; please review them."

His brow moved, and he immediately filtered out the information regarding this part from his own memories, presenting it to this Yu Xingyuan Monarch.

Among them was clearly everything he had observed regarding Lin Qing.

The Yu Xingyuan Monarch's eyes, as massive as planets, swept over once, its gaze even penetrating deep into space-time to investigate.

Immediately, that gentle face revealed a faint smile and said, "It is the Mist Pigeon Secret Art. It seems to be the tombkeeper of the Primordial Realm's Vacuum Great Tomb. But the Primordial Realm was long ago destroyed by our Yu Xingyuan, no longer a civilization cherished by the Will of the Universe. There is no need to pay it too much attention; only a few inheritances remain. In terms of threat... it is far inferior to the Borderline Realm and the Immortal Realm."

Meanwhile, the other head, radiating an endless aura of ferocity, spoke coldly, "That is also a remnant of the Primordial Realm. Eliminate it as soon as possible to prevent it from becoming a calamity."

"Indeed."

The Yu Xingyuan Monarch's gentle face immediately turned toward Yuan Huang. "That Lin Qing, relying solely on the inheritance of the Primordial Realm, has managed to reach this step. He can be considered a Chaos Child with considerable potential. I estimate there is a two or three in ten chance he will achieve the status of a Chaos God. If you can cut off his path to becoming a Chaos God, I will count it as ten great merits for you. How about it?"

"Ten great merits?" Light suddenly exploded in Yuan Huang's eyes.

Since becoming an Apostle of the Yu Xingyuan so many years ago, he had not been able to accumulate even a single great merit.

After all, one great merit required cutting off the path to Chaos Godhood for a Chaos Child, and his strength was merely comparable to that of a Chaos Child, so naturally, he had no such opportunity.

"Remember, the deadline remains forty-three million years."

The Yu Xingyuan Monarch's ferocious face looked at Yuan Huang and spoke indifferently, "Before the Great Nirvana, you must cut off his path to becoming a Chaos God. Once he achieves the status of a Chaos God and ascends to the position of a Main God, even if our Yuanlan Zhen Shen descend, we will be unable to do anything to him."

"Yes." Yuan Huang nodded and said, "He is merely a newly formed Void Sovereign now; he has not even created a spatial rule divine technique. Killing him is not difficult. However, the Ancestor of the Time-Space Island is watching him, and the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Wang Zuo has also actively shown goodwill. If I wish to kill him, it will likely be quite difficult."

The Yu Xingyuan Monarch's gentle face showed a hint of a smile and said, "I will give you two hints."

"First," he spoke softly, "If you can transcend the universe and become my Vice Monarch, killing him will naturally be a trivial matter."

Yuan Huang remained silent.

He also wished to transcend the universe, but it was truly too difficult, too difficult. Currently, his will was still a hair's breadth away from 'Transformation into Truth'.

Let alone comprehending one of the Three Paths of Time; he was still somewhat distant from that.

Once one transcends the universe, one can cause one's home Void Secret Realm to break free from time and space, becoming an independent world.

"Second..." the Yu Xingyuan Monarch said, "I can create an opportunity for you that the Ancestors of those three Sacred Lands cannot interfere with, but it will also attract a large number of Void Sovereigns. You must judge the situation yourself. If you succeed under these conditions, you will receive only five great merits. How does that sound?"

Yuan Huang pondered for a moment and asked, "What if I fail?"

"Fail?" The head radiating an endless aura of ferocity sneered coldly, "If you fail, after this Great Nirvana, you will become my slave and follow me for three eras."

Yuan Huang fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Very well, I agree."

"Oh? Hahaha..."

"You have courage."

The two towering, massive heads of the Yu Xingyuan Monarch both erupted with laughter that shook time and space, then immediately vanished without a trace.

Yuan Huang stood silently beneath the dark Wang Zuo in this area and slowly closed his eyes.

"I have no other choice... Only with enough great merits can my hometown avoid the Great Nirvana..."

The Shanhai Realm.

After Lin Qing returned through the time-space transfer of the Vacuum Great Tomb, he immediately placed the petrified Master Bingshuangyan on a patch of grass.

Immediately, he released his Divine Core, which had already transformed into five colors, and began to extract the source of authority from the depths of Master Bingshuangyan's soul.

Fortunately, Master Bingshuangyan was currently sealed and completely unable to resist; otherwise, he would have no way to transfer the authority.

"Extract."

At this moment, invisible vortices began to condense in Lin Qing's eyes, and he immediately began to slowly extract the source of authority from Master Bingshuangyan.

It was seen that threads of colorless and formless, colorful flowing light flew out from the body of the Seventh Prince. These sources of authority from the depths of the soul immediately began to be continuously drawn out.

Even the Demi-Divine Core from the Divine Child period already possessed the divine ability to complete authority.

The most perfect authority requires nearly one hundred thousand tons of Star Origin Stones to awaken.

Any authority below this is imperfect and requires completion.

The Demi-Divine Core can extract the source of another's authority and integrate it into one's own authority or another person's authority, thereby elevating the height of the authority.

However, the limit of completion by the Demi-Divine Core is the authority level of nearly one thousand tons.

That is to say, the absolute limit of the spatial talent at the tenth energy level.

Beyond that, the authority talent of the eleventh level, involving talents related to time, can only be completed by the True Divine Core of a Star God.

Of course...

The premise is that one must also have a person with eleventh-level authority to extract it from.

After approximately one day, the extraction of the authority finally ended.

"Done."

As the last thread of the source of authority was extracted, Lin Qing looked at this cluster of Life-System authority source extracted by the Divine Core and immediately integrated it into his soul.

In the next moment, Lin Qing felt his authority begin to transform and sublimate at an astonishing speed, continuously ascending to higher levels.

A moment later.

"My authority..."

Lin Qing silently sensed his current authority.

His authority was essentially still a Life-System ability, but the ability had been sublimated and elevated.

Originally, when his authority was developed to its limit, it was only four Eternal Gates, meaning four clone slots, with the maximum being able to turn Void Sovereign-level beings into clones.

Now, however, there is an additional clone slot, allowing for a maximum of five Eternal Gates. Moreover, when his life level transcends the universe, he will be able to turn beings that have also transcended the universe into clones.

Most importantly—

The Eternal Gates can now reflect and record the Mist Pigeon Secret Art he cultivates. Even if he needs to reshape his life after death, he will not lose the Mist Pigeon Secret Art and can fully restore it.

In the past, the Eternal Gates converted space into energy to reshape life; reshaping the Spatial Divine Body was the limit, and it was impossible to restore the Mist Pigeon Secret Art that transcended the universe.

But now, the Eternal Gates have a faint prototype of time and space, completely different from the past.

"Very good."

Lin Qing revealed a faint smile, then carefully sensed the hidden changes beyond the complete spatial rules.

This time, he finally vaguely sensed that mysterious rule that was completely entangled and fused with the spatial rules.

The Rule of Time!

"Finally sensed the Rule of Time..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath. "Regardless, at least there is a sliver of hope to comprehend one of the three Paths of the Rule of Time..."

As far as he knew—

The Rule of Time is divided into three Paths.

The Past of Time, the Present of Time, the Future of Time.

Mastering any one Path allows one to merge Space and Time and transcend the universe.

But the difficulty is so great that, through countless eras, only three Ancestors in the Void Sea have achieved it.

"I wonder which Path suits me..."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly and did not think further.

Even if one comprehends one of the Rules of Time, one must possess a Void-level Divine Office to deduce a method for life evolution at the level of transcending the universe.

So, it is still far from him.

But regardless, there is at least hope now.

And with merely a Tier 10 Talent, there is never any hope of transcending the universe.

(End of this chapter)