Chapter 307

Boom!

The towering World God, tens of thousands of kilometers tall, slammed a punch that sent the Jin Jia youth flying millions of kilometers away, and the massive city dissolved into nothingness.

Blood gushed wildly from the Jin Jia youth's body, his armor dimming and shattering—but instantly restored to its original state.

Lin Qing transformed into a raging wind and chased after him, launching relentless attacks.

The Jin Jia youth seized the opening to pull out two more treasures, each containing terrifying killing techniques—both possessing cosmic-limit power, aiming to cripple Shanhai World.

But as long as Lin Qing resisted fully, weakening these treasures' attacks, Qi Lingxiao's defense, protected by Chaos Divinity, could absolutely hold Shanhai World!

"If this continues, there's no chance…"

The Jin Jia youth's face darkened. "The power of the Immortal Heart is nearly depleted. If I can't restore it, I won't survive more than a few of his strikes…"

He had spent immense effort to have this avatar enter this void sea of the universe through the Immortal Realm's descent channel, and most of the treasures he brought were already consumed during his escape—only a few remained.

If this avatar dies and he fails to achieve Chaos Divinity, he will have no hope left whatsoever!

"Only…"

The Jin Jia youth gritted his teeth, flipped his hand, and pulled out a dark-gold leaf. A flicker of anguish crossed his eyes: "The last one…"

He took a deep breath; as the leaf shattered into fragments, strange beams of light that twisted spacetime emerged, wrapping around him and blasting outward beyond Shanhai World!

Along the way, he ignored Shanhai World's world barrier and the Black Net Technique of the Tianyuan Seat Ancestor, piercing through at terrifying speed.

"Fled?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. "Pity… didn't kill him."

Watching the opponent vanish as a streak of light, he did not pursue—only remained within Shanhai World.

After all, he couldn't catch up, and dared not follow outside.

Within Shanhai World, with the world's primordial source empowering him, his power surged a full tier—enabling him to crush this Immortal Realm Chaos Son. But if he left Shanhai World, his strength would no longer surpass the opponent's.

If he chased after him and the opponent pulled out another treasure with cosmic-limit offensive power, he couldn't block it.

"Forget it. Start forging my Life-Root Divine Artifact now—better safe than sorry…"

Lin Qing took a deep breath, immediately dispelling the Body-Union Technique, leaving behind the Black Flame Avatar and a projection, and also leaving the Jingjing Zhenkong set of Chaos Divine Artifacts with the Black Flame Avatar.

Then, he took the materials required to forge his Life-Root Divine Artifact and that precious drop of Cosmic God's Blood, and his main body teleported directly into the Void Tomb.

Immediately afterward, the Black Flame Avatar merged with the Blood Cauldron King Avatar.

The Black Flame Avatar inherited the secret techniques of the Flame Demon Emperor from the Lie Wang Realm and had developed an almost perfect combined divine technique. The Blood Cauldron King Avatar's genes had also been elevated via Body-Union Technique to the cosmic limit.

Moreover, Illusory World Annihilation is a consciousness-level secret technique—each avatar can cast it!

As long as these two major avatars merge, their combat power is nearly equal to the main body's.

The only reason they're slightly weaker is that the Black Flame Avatar doesn't fully resonate with Jingjing Zhenkong, nor does he possess the Supreme Secret Technique.

After all, Supreme Secret Techniques, as external power, cannot receive the world's primordial source's empowerment—even at the level of Yu Xingyuan Layer 23, their assistance is minimal.

But within Shanhai World, once the Black Flame Avatar burns his life force, with the world's primordial source's empowerment, he reaches the peak of Yu Xingyuan Layer 23—combined with Illusory World Annihilation, he can easily handle this Immortal Realm Chaos Son!

Yet…

Originally, Lin Qing had planned to suddenly unleash his full power and annihilate this Immortal Realm Chaos Son. If he killed this Star God avatar, he would sever the opponent's path to Chaos Divinity, eliminating the threat entirely.

And given Shanhai World's stakes, even if he was confident his Black Flame Avatar could hold out, he could never risk it—otherwise, if he failed by holding back now, he'd regret it for eternity.

…

Outside Shanhai World.

The Jin Jia youth, as a streak of light, burst out of Shanhai World and returned beside the Time-Space Island Ancestor, glaring darkly at Shanhai World.

"Your Highness?" The Time-Space Island Ancestor was startled.

He didn't know what had happened inside Shanhai World, but this prince had entered for less than ten seconds and fled out as if escaping—his expression made it clear the situation was dire.

"Lin Qing hid deeper than we anticipated."

The Jin Jia youth spoke in a low tone: "He not only possesses a set of Chaos Divine Artifacts, but also wields an extremely terrifying secret technique—and Shanhai World's reserves are deeper than we imagined."

Upon hearing this, the Time-Space Island Ancestor couldn't help but find it unbelievable.

A set of Chaos Divine Artifacts?

The prince had previously considered this possibility—if Lin Qing had some unknown fortune and possessed a hidden set of Chaos Divine Artifacts, the prince believed he could handle it.

But he never expected… there was also a secret technique so terrifying even this Immortal Realm prince called it extreme?

"This Lin Qing… has only cultivated for two hundred thousand years, and already possesses such terrifying power?"

The Time-Space Island Ancestor drew a sharp breath, his shock beyond words.

The Tianyuan Seat Ancestor, seeing this, quietly exhaled in relief.

Although Lin Qing had told him before that he could handle this Immortal Realm Chaos Son, he hadn't believed it—he had no confidence at all.

Only now, with confirmation, did he finally relax.

At that moment, a projection flew out from within Shanhai World—it was Lin Qing.

"What?"

Lin Qing hovered beside the Tianyuan Seat Ancestor, smirking at the Jin Jia youth: "You ran away?"

The Jin Jia youth stared at him with icy eyes, saying nothing.

After a long silence, he muttered lowly: "You're truly formidable. Once you forge your Life-Root Divine Artifact, even if you're outside Shanhai World, I won't be able to touch you. I admit—I lost."

"Oh?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

Indeed.

Once he forged his Life-Root Divine Artifact, even the most basic, untrained set of Life-Root Chaos Divine Artifacts would be several times stronger than Jingjing Zhenkong.

At that point, even without the world's primordial source's empowerment, he could enter Yu Xingyuan Layer 23.

Such power would be enough to handle this Immortal Realm Chaos Son.

Once his Life-Root Divine Artifact was cultivated to its limit, reaching the half-step Cosmic Supreme Artifact tier, its power could increase several more times!

With such power combined with Illusory World Annihilation, he could effortlessly crush this Immortal Realm Chaos Son.

Not to mention, Lin Qing knew clearly in his heart.

Once his innate divine artifact is successfully forged and a drop of the Universe God's blood is infused, it can completely transform into a true Universe Treasure!

By that time, Lin Qing himself was unclear what level of power he would possess.

"Your Highness."

Hearing the Jin Jia youth's attitude of admitting defeat with genuine conviction, the Ancestor of the Time-Space Island on the side grew somewhat panicked and could not help but say, "We still have a chance. Even if Your Highness loses to him, the outcome is not yet certain."

But he also knew clearly in his heart—the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat was stronger than him; even if he exerted all his strength, he could not break through the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat's secret technique, otherwise he would have already rushed into the Shanhai Realm to kill Lin Qing.

Now that this Highness's power is inferior to Lin Qing's, and he himself is inferior to the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat, it seems... he truly can only admit defeat?

The Jin Jia youth fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I merely admit that I am inferior to Lin Qing; I have not accepted this result."

He spoke in a low voice, "Today, the Shanhai Realm must still be destroyed; this outcome will not change."

The Ancestor of the Time-Space Island could not help but be slightly stunned.

"Hmm?" Lin Qing frowned slightly.

The Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat beside him looked at the Jin Jia youth, and suddenly his expression changed; he guessed a possibility in his heart.

The Jin Jia youth took a deep breath, as if making up his mind, raised his head slightly, and spoke, "Ancestor of the Pantheon, I know you are watching. The conditions you mentioned last time... I agree."

Ancestor of the Pantheon?

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Inside the Vacuum Great Tomb.

"What?" Highness Su glanced at Lin Qing. "Has something happened in the Shanhai Realm?"

"Yes, it is that Child of Chaos from the Immortal Realm."

Lin Qing nodded, unable to speak slowly, and immediately transmitted his voice, "Highness, I am preparing to use points to increase the time flow rate of the cultivation room. What is the maximum multiplier?"

"Maximum?" Highness Su smiled and transmitted his voice, "The cultivation room was personally crafted by His Majesty the Emperor and contains perfected laws of the present. For a being like you who has not yet transcended the universe, theoretically it can be accelerated to the universe's limit, which is 3.8 million times. However, for accelerations above tenfold, for every additional fold, you must spend 100 points per year—I mean one year in the outside world."

"3.8 million times?" Lin Qing's eyes lit up.

Since he became the Tomb Keeper, only Qi Lingxiao has emerged as a Tomb Keeper from the Shanhai Realm, and he was rewarded with 50,000 points.

Later, when he attained the status of Void Being, he received 100,000 points; when he attained the status of Void Sovereign, he received another 500,000 points. As for the three disciples he found, the two second-grade disciples were each rewarded 1 million points, and the third-grade disciple was rewarded 300,000 points.

Thus, in total, he received 2.95 million points.

However, using the Vacuum Great Tomb to help Earth and the Shanhai Realm form independent space-times consumes 1 point per year, and every time the Vacuum Great Tomb's space-time teleportation is used over these years, 1 point is also consumed.

Over these more than 200,000 years, roughly 210,000 points have been spent.

"Can I accelerate for just one day or even a shorter time?" Lin Qing could not help but ask via voice transmission.

"That is also possible," Highness Su said casually. "After all, at least 1 point will be deducted."

Lin Qing smiled and transmitted his voice, "Then I choose the maximum time acceleration, setting the cultivation room to a 3.8 million times time flow rate, until I come out."

At a 3.8 million times time flow rate, one year would consume 380 million points!

One day would be over 1 million points.

And one minute?

Merely over 700 points!

Inside the cultivation room at a 3.8 million times time flow rate, while one minute passes in the outside world, more than seven years have already passed inside the cultivation room!

"Forging the innate divine artifact will take at most a few decades; a few thousand points will be enough."

This thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind, and he immediately transmitted his voice, "Then let us begin now. I am going to forge the innate divine artifact."

At this moment, his expression suddenly changed.

"Ancestor of the Pantheon?"

Lin Qing took a deep breath, said no more, and immediately flashed into the cultivation room.

"No matter what, I must forge the innate divine artifact and transform it into a Universe Treasure before I can go out; otherwise, even fighting to the death would be meaningless..."

Outside the Shanhai Realm.

As the Jin Jia youth's voice echoed throughout heaven and earth, a spatial rift immediately appeared, and a misty, dreamlike figure walked out from within it.

It was a beautiful young girl with blood-red long hair, a faint smile still on her lips.

It was none other than the Ancestor of the Pantheon, one of the Three Sacred Lands' Ancestors!

"Ancestor of the Pantheon?" Lin Qing frowned slightly.

In the simulated future, when the Child of Chaos from the Immortal Realm was killed by Yuan Huang, who had manifested as the Vice Lord of the Yu Xingyuan, he sought help from the Ancestor of the Time-Space Island and the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat; both of them intervened, but the Ancestor of the Pantheon did not act.

He originally thought the Ancestor of the Pantheon would not act at all; how was she still summoned out?

What demands did the Ancestor of the Pantheon make?

"Young friend Lin Qing."

The Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat transmitted his voice, "My rebellious disciple hails from my Tianyuan Seat, but this Ancestor of the Pantheon is not from my Tianyuan Seat; she may also be someone from a Level Three Civilization. However, I have never been able to see through her, nor do I know her true power."

"Does the Ancestor have confidence in holding her off?" Lin Qing transmitted his voice. "It does not need to be long; a few minutes will suffice."

"That depends on her power," the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat transmitted his voice. "If her power does not exceed that of my rebellious disciple, I can hold out for a long time; but if her power is too great, then I am uncertain."

Lin Qing glanced at the change in the Order Level, his heart sinking slightly, and transmitted his voice, "Her power might be even stronger than that of the Ancestor of the Time-Space Island."

"What?" The Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat could not help but frown slightly.

Lin Qing looked at the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat and said, "In any case, many thanks to you, elder of the Tianyuan Seat. Please help protect the Shanhai Realm. Today's great kindness, I will surely repay. In the future, after I areincarnate into the Realm of King of the Ranks, I will also surely help you investigate the whereabouts of your daughter; I will help wherever I can."

Hearing this, the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat took a deep breath and transmitted his voice, "Young friend Lin Qing, please rest assured. No matter what, I will do my utmost."

Lin Qing nodded slowly.

Compared to Lin Qing and the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat, the Ancestor of the Time-Space Island was in much better spirits, and a trace of joy appeared in his eyes.

He had once helped this Immortal Realm Prince deliver a message to the Progenitor of the Pantheon, but after the two spoke once, the Prince declared the talks had collapsed and called the Pantheon Progenitor delusional.

Who would have thought he would actually be invited now?

"Prince, I told you back then that you would come to me sooner or later. Was I not right?" the Pantheon Progenitor said with a smile.

Yet the young man in golden armor showed no trace of joy on his face; he seemed weighed down by a heavy mood.

He merely said in a low voice, "If this were only for the Chaos God trial, I would rather abandon this Void Sea. But Lin Qing poses too great a threat; you must help me eliminate him."

The Pantheon Progenitor laughed and said, "I am glad the Prince has agreed. Rest assured, today the Mountain and Sea Realm will surely be destroyed, and its ruler will certainly perish."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Lin Qing and casually flicked her fingertip—

A wisp of invisible scarlet light flashed forth. The flow of time accelerated drastically, instantly soaring to hundreds of times its normal rate, and this wisp of already extremely fast scarlet light increased its flight speed by hundreds of times as well!

In an instant, before the Origin of the Heavenly Seat could even assist in blocking it, Lin Qing's avatar was struck by this terrifyingly fast wisp of scarlet light!

That avatar was annihilated in an instant.

Yet the target of this wisp of scarlet light was not that avatar, but rather, through the connection between the avatar and the true body, following the invisible bond and entanglement, it attacked Lin Qing's true body directly!

(End of this chapter)