Chapter 291: Supreme Secret Art

The Great Vacuum Tomb.

Lin Qing and Prince Su stood at the edge of the platform, watching one of the many tombs floating in the dark void, chatting idly while they waited.

"Acting according to the simulated future's development is fine, but you must also pay attention to one thing."

Prince Su said casually: "The future simulated by the Light King is merely one possibility. As a High Observer, he can indeed see the future comprehensively, but every move you make will cause the future to change differently; the final path may differ vastly from the original."

Lin Qing nodded thoughtfully and added: "In the simulated future, a Child of Chaos at the Immortal Realm arrived. He is far stronger than me; why did he specifically come to the Void Sea to become a God of the Main?"

"The position of the God of the Main offers immense benefits for comprehending space-time and the universe's origin." Prince Su said: "The small universes of Third-Level Civilizations do not require the position of the God of the Main; the Chaos Gods of those Third-Level Civilizations will naturally descend to the Void Sea to assume the role."

"I see." Lin Qing understood.

"However, once one becomes a God of the Main, one can no longer transcend; at least, a clone of a Chaos God cannot transcend."

Prince Su sighed: "The Gods of the Main are protected by the universe's origin, eternal and undying, which also means an eternal prison. Unless a Chaos God from a Third-Level Civilization comes to replace them, or a new Chaos God is born locally, they cannot return to freedom. But with so many Void Seas in the universe, how few Chaos Gods do Third-Level Civilizations have? And the probability of a local Chaos God being born is even more infinitesimal; it takes countless epochs for just one to appear. Therefore, the vast majority of Gods of the Main can only wither in waiting."

"Are Chaos Gods also rare in Third-Level Civilizations?" Lin Qing asked.

"Of course." Prince Su said: "Although Third-Level Civilizations are treasure troves, they are also filled with strife. After transcending the universe, every step forward is incredibly difficult. Many treasures must be fought over; let alone the most precious ones, which are monopolized by the Void God Clan and the Star Abyss Demon Clan. If you do not participate in the war between these two factions, you may get nothing."

She glanced at Lin Qing and said: "Let me remind you: once you become a Chaos God and reincarnate into the Realm of the Kings, do not reveal your identity as a Chaos God before you leave the Realm of the Kings and descend to the Void Sea."

"Do not reveal?" Lin Qing asked in confusion: "Why?"

Prince Su said: "A Chaos God, once killed in a small universe outside the transcended universe, will not have their Chaos God Heart reclaimed by the universe. In such a place where even universal rules cannot govern, if a Star God obtains a suitable Chaos God Heart and refines it, they can instantly leap to become a new Chaos God."

"Just refining the Chaos God Heart is enough?" Lin Qing was stunned.

He had also achieved the status of a Chaos God in the simulated future and naturally knew how difficult the competition was to become one, finally obtaining a Chaos God Heart bestowed by the universe to achieve that status.

But in a Third-Level Civilization, is obtaining the Chaos God Heart all that is needed?

"You, an external Chaos God, are a walking Chaos God Heart in the Realm of the Kings."

Prince Su shook her head slightly. "Once discovered by a powerful being, killing you and taking the Chaos God Heart is quite normal; this is a great opportunity representing the ascent to the position of the God of the Main."

Lin Qing immediately understood.

It seemed that if he became a Chaos God and reincarnated into the Realm of the Kings, he absolutely could not expose himself before his Chaos God clone returned to the Void Sea to ascend to the position of the God of the Main.

Suddenly, the pyramid-shaped tomb in the distance trembled slightly.

Space-time shifted, and Lei Lin, appearing as a youth in black clothes, materialized before Lin Qing.

"My Lord Chairman!"

Lei Lin's face showed suppressed excitement and enthusiasm; he immediately respectfully said: "Thank you, My Lord Chairman, for your cultivation; I am infinitely grateful."

"Return to the Mountain and Sea Realm first." Lin Qing was too lazy to say more.

—Because he was waiting to receive the long-awaited inheritance of the Supreme Secret Art.

In the next moment, space-time shifted, and Lin Qing appeared in a dark vacuum.

Not far away, a middle-aged man in green robes materialized. His temperament was indifferent, a hint of gentle smile on his lips, looking at Lin Qing.

He was obviously the information life form left behind by the City Lord of Lan.

"Senior." Lin Qing said respectfully.

"As the first tomb keeper, you are indeed excellent."

The middle-aged man in green robes looked at Lin Qing with gentle eyes and said softly: "The successor you found, although average in various aspects, is indeed very compatible with the secret art I created; he can be considered a second-class successor."

Lin Qing finally felt relieved.

The middle-aged man in green robes said: "I give you three choices; pick one of them as your reward."

Lin Qing immediately listened carefully.

"First, is a method to refine a set of life-type Chaos Divine Artifacts, very suitable for unleashing combined divine techniques."

The middle-aged man in green robes said: "If you possess a Chaos-colored Divine Core and have collected enough materials, you can refine your own innate divine artifact. Moreover, innate Chaos Divine Artifacts contain infinite possibilities; with sufficient materials, they can fully grow to an extremely high level."

Lin Qing was not tempted, as he had already temporarily ruled out this option in his mind.

An innate divine artifact is a must-have.

But he currently does not even have a Chaos-colored Divine Core, and he still needs to slowly gather various precious materials and improve his own luck before he can refine an innate Chaos Divine Artifact set.

This still requires time.

Anyway, he already knows where the next successor will appear; when he finds them, choosing the method to refine a set of Chaos Divine Artifacts next time would also be fine.

"Second, is the body-refining secret art I created, 'Universe Incarnation'. Although it is not quite suitable for you, as a Supreme Secret Art, the more the better; fusing multiple secret arts will make you even stronger."

The middle-aged man in green robes said: "If you cultivate this body-refining Supreme Secret Art, even if you are a Void Ruler, once you cultivate it to the limit, it will be difficult to kill you even after transcending the universe level; relying solely on brute force, you will be stronger than when you unleash a Chaos Divine Artifact set."

He smiled and said: "The successor you found for me is very suitable for cultivating this secret art of mine."

Lin Qing continued to listen.

Although this body-refining Supreme Secret Art was extremely heaven-defying, he did not intend to choose it.

Because he mainly relies on the World Divine Body and the Chaos Divine Artifact set; the strength of his own physical body is not that important. Even if he cultivated it, the improvement to his power would not be great.

"Third, is another Supreme Secret Art I created, 'Endless Divine Radiance'."

The middle-aged man in green robes said softly: "This Supreme Secret Art is a domain secret art; its power is even greater when integrated into divine artifacts and divine weapons. You are a Star God and also the Dongyan Di Jun of the Weapon Dao, which is quite suitable for this secret art."

Lin Qing immediately nodded and said: "Then I will choose this Supreme Secret Art."

His goal was this Supreme Secret Art named 'Endless Divine Radiance'. Just as the World God and the Primordial Annihilation divine techniques were not proficient in domains, having the 'Endless Divine Radiance' Supreme Secret Art would be like a tiger adding wings.

In the simulated future, he had also tried this Supreme Secret Art. Although he did not dare to draw on it in advance, even after searching through a vast number of treasures, he could not cultivate it to the limit, completing only a small part of the Ruler stage.

But even that small part, the domain power formed purely by the secret art, could greatly suppress the Child of Chaos.

It can be said that its power was even more shocking than when he activated the Chaos Divine Artifact set.

If cultivated to the limit, the power of this secret art would only be more terrifying.

The middle-aged man in green robes nodded slightly, then pointed with his fingertip. A wisp of flowing light flew out and directly entered Lin Qing's forehead. Immediately, a massive amount of information surged into his mind, transforming into a divine secret art inheritance.

At the same time, an invisible force penetrated Lin Qing's soul, quietly merging and becoming formless.

Lin Qing knew this was the seed of the inheritance.

As a secret art beyond the transcendence level, how could a little fellow like him, who hadn't even grasped space-time yet, possibly learn it? How could he possibly master power at the transcendence level through his own efforts?

Only by obtaining the seed of this secret art's inheritance could one truly cultivate it to success.

Otherwise, even if one knew the cultivation method, it would be impossible to even begin cultivating it.

"Supreme secret art…" Lin Qing's heart was somewhat surging.

Although he had long experienced the terror of this secret art in the simulated futures, precisely because he knew its terror, now that he had truly learned it, it made him all the more unable to contain his excitement.

Unlike origin-level secret arts.

A supreme secret art could grow alongside its cultivator — the stronger the cultivator, the higher the upper limit of this supreme secret art!

Take the Mist Dove Secret Art — although the upper limit of its power was very high, that upper limit was ultimately fixed.

High compatibility, strong genes, and great foundational advantages only made it easier to cultivate the Mist Dove Secret Art to its upper limit.

In the simulated futures, this Mist Dove Secret Art still held considerable advantage when contending with other Children of Chaos, but when contending with that Child of Chaos from the Immortal Realm, it was somewhat lacking — because that opponent had also cultivated a supreme secret art.

By comparison, the gap was considerable.

The stronger one was, the more advantages in genes, comprehension, and other aspects, and the higher the upper limit of the supreme secret art.

Such a terrifying and inconceivable secret art could only be created by inconceivable powerhouses like the Light King and the various City Lords of the Primordial Realm.

And now, Lin Qing had obtained such a supreme secret art!

This supreme secret art, the "Endless Divine Radiance," could accompany him for a very, very long time.

"Even now, it's no worse than the Mist Dove Secret Art." Lin Qing strongly anticipated, "Once my gene index is higher and I achieve Chaos God, this 'Endless Divine Radiance' will only become even more terrifying!"

This was something he had already verified.

"This supreme secret art is rather difficult to begin cultivating," City Lord Lan reminded him gently. "You'll need to try many times."

"Yes." Lin Qing nodded, but was not worried in the slightest.

He already knew how to begin cultivating it — after the simulated futures, it had taken him over a million years to begin.

"Don't neglect cultivating divine techniques either," City Lord Lan said. "The advantage of divine techniques combined with the boundless growth of your life-bound Chaos Divine Artifact — even if for now they are inferior to supreme secret arts, when grown to their peak, they will ultimately surpass supreme secret arts."

"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance." Lin Qing nodded slightly.

"Go," City Lord Lan said.

……

After leaving the Vacuum Tomb, Lin Qing began closed-door cultivation of the newly obtained "Endless Divine Radiance" secret art.

Although he had already mastered the introductory tricks and experience of this secret art, it still required time — and combined with gathering the resources and treasures needed for initiation, it was even more troublesome.

As a supreme secret art, initiation at the Void stage was not difficult, and the treasures were not hard to gather, but the Sovereign stage was very difficult.

Fortunately, during his years of wandering the Void Sea, he had casually killed quite a few Void Sea pirates and obtained some points from the Cosmic Patrol Star Alliance — merely exchanging for the resources and treasures needed for Sovereign-stage initiation was still no pressure at all.

In the blink of an eye, several hundred years had passed.

"Advance successful…"

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, feeling the terrifying secret art power hidden within his body, and could not help but show a faint smile.

He then glanced at the advance slots — the resources needed to advance this secret art to the Void-grade limit, he could still cover, but the resources needed for the Sovereign grade, he truly had no way to handle.

It was simply more precious than dozens or even hundreds of Chaos Divine Artifacts — how could he possibly repay it?

Not only this "Endless Divine Radiance," but also the resources and treasures needed for the Sovereign stage of the "Mist Dove Secret Art" — he simply couldn't produce them, and could only keep owing.

"Nine advance slots — it seems I've already reached the limit…"

Lin Qing shook his head slightly. "It seems I can't learn too many secret arts either, otherwise I won't be able to repay them and can only keep owing."

No matter how the Order rank increased, once the advance slots reached nine, there was no further change.

However, nine was already enough.

"This is the power of Endless Divine Radiance cultivated to the limit of the Sovereign stage?"

Lin Qing secretly marveled. "When fighting other Children of Chaos, even if I'm inferior in other aspects, in the domain aspect, I definitely hold the absolute advantage…"

"However… it's not needed for now."

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. "In a few more decades, the protection period will be over. A thousand-plus years later will be the Civilization War. When the time comes to deal with the Lord of the Cang轨 Civilization, I won't need to use secret arts or the 'Silent Vacuum' set Chaos Divine Artifact either."

His current targets were only the Yuan Emperor, and that Child of Chaos from the Immortal Realm.

Chaos God — that was what he valued now.

……

Another thousand-plus years passed.

The Civilization War that occurred in the Void Sea every 380 years — over the more than 8.6 billion years of this epoch — had already occurred over twenty million times.

Those civilizations with long histories had even experienced thousands of Civilization Wars.

On this day, another Civilization War was about to begin.

Guided by the invisible rules of the Void Sea, the spatial membrane walls of the Void Secret Realms where the five civilizations resided quietly came into contact with one another.

The tremendous commotion when the secret realms collided was enough to awaken every living being within the secret realms, and one could also see the enormous gap stretching across the firmament, such that a full tenth of the entire secret realm was swallowed by that spatial gap.

Everyone understood that this Civilization War's turn had come for their homeland to participate.

The Void Sea's Civilization War occurring once every 380 years — with such a high frequency, there was originally nothing worth noting.

But this Civilization War had not yet truly begun — merely during the period when the three great civilization battlefields were taking shape — it had already caused a stir throughout the entire Void Sea.

The reason was very simple.

This Civilization War was actually a five-way free-for-all among civilizations!

Moreover, four of those civilizations were worlds whose births were not particularly ancient, so being matched together was quite normal — but what was most shocking was that among them was actually a Level 2.7 civilization, the Cang轨 Civilization!

The Cang轨 Civilization, which had existed for billions of years, had actually been matched with four small civilizations?

(End of this chapter)