Chapter 332: The Will That Affects the River of Time and Space

Before the night of that day arrived, Lin Qing upgraded the Abyss again.

After upgrading to the 'Abyss King', the range of this demonic ship attracting monsters indeed became much larger.

That night, the number of monsters 'invited' aboard the ship was indeed much higher.

Not only did the number of inferior monsters increase, but the number of high-level monsters increased several times over.

They even encountered a so-called 'King-level Monster', carrying several high-level monsters and dozens of inferior monsters, attacking the Abyss like an army.

However, for Lin Qing, the number of inferior and high-level monsters held no meaning no matter how large.

Once the Great Extinction of the Illusory World appeared, the illusory world formed by this terrible will secret art covered the consciousness of all monsters; except for the King-level Monster, which retained one or two tenths of its power, the other monsters either had their consciousness directly annihilated or lost the ability to resist.

The King-level Monster with only one or two tenths of its power remaining was far weaker than a high-level monster and posed no threat before him.

Lin Qing not only had full-body armor formed by his innate universe treasure to protect him, but also possessed the newly learned secret art 'Extreme Luck Walking', and after absorbing the bloodline of the 'Instant True God', his own strength had increased several times over, so he naturally solved it easily.

The entire process was not at all unexpected.

He easily obtained the corpse of a King-level Monster, as well as a large number of other monster corpses.

"Still no difficulty..."

While cleaning up the spoils on the deck, Lin Qing pondered silently, "What is the trial mentioned by His Majesty the Light King? The Monster Emperor?"

From the intelligence he had purchased these past few days—

The chaotic creature bloodline within inferior monsters is too thin to be extracted.

Ordinary high-level monsters possess one-tenth of the fifth-generation chaotic creature bloodline within their bodies; ten of them are enough to refine one complete bloodline.

Within King-level monsters, there exists one-tenth of the fourth-generation chaotic creature bloodline, or within rare King-level monsters, there exists one-hundredth of the third-generation chaotic creature bloodline.

Ten King-level monsters are enough to assemble one fourth-generation bloodline; one hundred rare King-level monsters are enough to assemble one third-generation bloodline.

As for the unique Monster Emperor in this entire Survival World, its body possesses the complete second-generation bloodline of the chaotic creature 'Eternal Freeze Flame'!

It is said that the Monster Emperor's own strength is ten times that of a King-level Monster, and it was reincarnated from the soul of a Transcender; moreover, under the Emperor's command generally follow over a hundred King-level monsters, along with a sea of monsters formed by large numbers of high-level and inferior monsters.

Even if a Survivor assembled the third-generation chaotic creature bloodline, they would need to have learned multiple secret arts and require a group to attack together to have hope of killing the Emperor.

But after learning this intelligence, Lin Qing felt it posed no threat to himself.

Even if the Monster Emperor had ten times the strength of an ordinary King-level Monster, even with the soul of a Transcender and a will touching the level of True Transformation, before him it would retain only two or three tenths of its strength.

Even if he were alone, as long as he continued to progress like this, he would soon have enough confidence to cross the sea of monsters and kill the so-called Emperor.

With such difficulty, how could it be worthy of the trial set by His Majesty the Light King?

"As long as I leave the Survival World, my strength should be able to recover rapidly, and I can complete the first trial of His Majesty the Light King."

Lin Qing frowned slightly, "As long as the personal shelter is upgraded to a Sanctuary, one can directly leave the Survival World; one hundred King-level monster corpses, plus the corpse of the Monster Emperor, will be enough to upgrade to a Sanctuary..."

He narrowed his eyes, "That is to say, the greatest difficulty of this trial must lie within this Survival World; the most likely... should be that Monster Emperor?"

After thinking it over, the most likely difficulty of this first trial lies with that Monster Emperor.

However, first, one must find that Monster Emperor.

After collecting all the spoils left by the monsters on the deck, Lin Qing also obtained fully three hundred and more Survival Coins.

At this point, he no longer lacked Survival Coins and was too lazy to resell them.

"Regardless, first increase strength, and continue searching for monsters with the Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline."

Another half month passed.

After Lin Qing collected fully twenty-plus King-level monster corpses, he finally waited for the first monster possessing the Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline!

Although this high-level monster's body contained only one-hundredth of the fourth-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline, as long as it could be extracted, it was enough.

"From now on, it will be much easier."

Looking at the bloodline crystal he had just refined in his hand, Lin Qing could not help but show a trace of joy.

Now, the Blood Source Pointer could be put to use.

As long as the Blood Source Pointer used this one bloodline crystal as a guide, finding other monsters possessing the same bloodline was merely a matter of time.

"Begin."

In the blink of an eye, eight months had passed.

"Except for the final Shengdao, monsters possessing the third-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline can no longer be found at all..."

On the deck of the Abyss, Lin Qing looked at the boundless, dark mist and could not help but frown.

Over these eight months, in order to search for monsters with the Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline, he had driven the Abyss to search nearly the entire Survival World.

The fourth-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline had long been assembled.

For the third-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline King-level monsters, he had only found sixty-five, meaning he had obtained only 65% of the third-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline.

He still needed another thirty-five to assemble the third-generation Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline.

But no matter where Lin Qing was, the direction pointed to by the Blood Source Pointer invariably pointed to the final Shengdao.

That is to say, in the entire Survival World, except for the Shengdao, monsters with the Eternal Freeze Flame bloodline no longer existed.

"The final Shengdao... go there now?"

Recalling the intelligence regarding the final Shengdao in his mind, Lin Qing did not have enough confidence.

A month ago, Survivors had already found the final Shengdao.

That was the largest boss in the entire Survival World, the place where the only Monster Imperial Clan resided.

It is said that the Shengdao has as many as one hundred thousand inferior monsters, thousands of high-level monsters, and over a hundred King-level monsters.

The Monster Emperor is unique, meaning only one Survivor can upgrade their shelter to a 'Sanctuary', so those Survivors confident in their strength had already attempted to board the island at that time.

But these Survivors did not even see the face of that Monster Imperial Clan before being scared away by that vast sea of monsters.

Several consecutive batches of Survivors, with the strongest batch only barely seeing the palace of the Monster Emperor.

"They don't even have a complete three-generation bloodline, yet they dare to ascend the island." Lin Qing shook his head slightly. "They are far too impatient..."

In his view, even if the Demon King's royal clan were truly as the intelligence reported, it would still require several or even more survivors with complete three-generation bloodlines to act together for even the slightest chance.

Moreover, Lin Qing always felt that the Demon King might be far more than what the intelligence suggested.

Otherwise, with his strength, he could have ascended the island long ago.

It was just that he worried about unexpected situations, so he had delayed going.

"Someone has already discovered many traces of the Azure Flame Leaders on the island..."

Lin Qing frowned slightly. "It seems the remaining demons with three-generation Eternal Freeze Ice Flame bloodlines are likely all on the Shengdao."

His target was the Demon King possessing the two-generation Eternal Freeze Ice Flame bloodline; he simply lacked absolute certainty.

"Never mind, there is nothing left to improve for now."

Lin Qing stood at the edge of the deck, silently calculating his current strength. "Although I haven't yet assembled the three-generation Eternal Freeze Ice Flame bloodline, I have the Illusory World Great Extinction, the Innate Cosmic Supreme Treasure, Extreme Luck Walking, Desolate Heart Strike, and True Blood Body Refinement... combined, these means mean I have reached my limit."

Over the past half-year, aided by the Fate Mirror, he had found over ten Silver Treasure Chests and learned two usable secret arts: "Desolate Heart Strike" and "True Blood Body Refinement."

For these two secret arts, he had also used the Entropy Reverser to advance them to perfection in advance.

In terms of strength, he was far superior to those survivors who had assembled three-generation bloodlines.

Coupled with the advantages of the Innate Cosmic Supreme Treasure and the Illusory World Great Extinction, he alone could crush all survivors.

Logically speaking, as long as it was a normal Demon King, he could kill it with an overwhelming advantage.

"Let's try. If it doesn't work, I'll just have to think of another way..."

Lin Qing flipped his hand, and a small, exquisite crystal statue appeared in his palm; the statue was unmistakably a likeness of himself.

This was a treasure obtained from one of the Silver Treasure Chests he had discovered.

The number of Iron Treasure Chests was still considerable, but Silver Treasure Chests were extremely rare; it was said that only thirty Silver Treasure Chests existed in the entire Survival World.

He alone had found over ten Silver Treasure Chests; this was already thanks to the blessing of the Fate Mirror.

Even if he wanted to find more Silver Treasure Chests, there would likely be no opportunity left.

"Set sail." Lin Qing immediately piloted the Abyss Ship toward the final Shengdao.

The Abyss Ship was inlaid with a Heart of the Ocean gem extracted from a Silver Treasure Chest; its sailing speed was more than double that of other ships of the same tier.

With straight-line navigation, it would likely take half a month to reach the final Shengdao.

Half a month later.

Lin Qing gazed from afar at that lone island hidden deep within the mist. After stopping the Abyss Ship on the sea surface several kilometers away from the island, he stepped directly onto the water and headed toward the final Shengdao.

Walking on water was also enabled by a treasure extracted from a Silver Treasure Chest.

However, it offered little help for combat on land.

After Lin Qing stepped onto the sea surface and entered this Shengdao of merely over one hundred square kilometers, he was too lazy to waste more time and rushed straight toward the center of the Shengdao.

This Shengdao was not large in area, yet it housed over one hundred thousand demons. Inferior demons were everywhere on the periphery, making infiltration impossible; the only option was to charge in head-on.

"Huff!"

After Lin Qing activated Extreme Luck Walking, his entire body's speed increased several-fold. Combined with his astonishing evasion ability, the demons on the periphery of the Shengdao could not even touch him; he could treat them as if they did not exist.

There was absolutely no need to expend mental energy to activate the Illusory World Great Extinction.

In merely a short while, Lin Qing had already passed through a large swarm of demons that had just reacted and spotted the palace hiding the Demon King not far away.

"It's inside the palace?"

Lin Qing rubbed the ring on his right index finger with his fingertip. Instantly, he felt his perception greatly enhanced; his consciousness spread out like a telekinetic scan, and he clearly saw the Demon King deep within the palace.

"Hmm?"

He couldn't help but be stunned. "This is the Demon King?"

Lin Qing perceived the Demon King deep within the palace with some disbelief: a silver-white mouse no larger than a palm.

The so-called Demon King was actually a small, exquisite silver-white mouse?

But the aura belonging to the Eternal Freeze Ice Flame bloodline could not be faked.

"It's time to act."

With a thought, Lin Qing immediately manifested his will into a vast illusory world that rolled forth, enveloping the Demon King's consciousness within it.

However—

"Hmm?"

In an instant, Lin Qing discovered that the silver-white mouse suddenly opened its eyes and instantly broke free from that illusory world, as if the illusory world could not trap it at all!

"What terrifying will!"

Lin Qing's expression changed.

Even against a will of the same tier, the Illusory World Great Extinction could forcibly trap the opponent, at least reducing their strength to only two or three-tenths of its original.

If facing an opponent whose will was one tier lower, it could directly annihilate them!

But...

Once encountering a will one tier stronger, the Illusory World Great Extinction would be ineffective.

And this Demon King's soul, before its reincarnation, was clearly not that of an ordinary Transcendent; its mental will had actually reached a higher level!

"The Illusory World Great Extinction is useless."

Lin Qing's heart sank, and he immediately understood the difficulty of this trial.

He could only rely on his own strength!

"I am far stronger than other survivors, and I have the projection of the Innate Cosmic Supreme Treasure. With my own strength, there should still be hope..."

Just as this thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind—

"Boom!"

The space-time where the palace walls were located suddenly twisted, and a silver streak of light, terrifyingly fast, burst out from within!

Lin Qing's pupils contracted slightly: "So fast!"

Just from seeing that speed, he understood he was no match for this Demon Sovereign.

"Crack!"

In an instant, the ruby bracelet on his wrist shattered, transforming in a flash into a hazy glow that enveloped him.

At the same time, the silver-white streak of light had already slammed into Lin Qing, and the terrifying force suffused with icy cold erupted completely, sending Lin Qing flying backward like a cannonball.

"No other choice…"

Within the protection of the hazy glow, Lin Qing sighed helplessly, then directly crushed the crystal statue he had prepared in advance.

The next moment—

His entire person had already vanished into thin air, instantly appearing inside the cabin of the Abyss Ship over ten kilometers away.

And that terrifyingly fast silver-white streak of light circled the island once, and after not finding any trace of Lin Qing, only then returned to the palace.

……

"The gap is too great…"

Inside the cabin of the Abyss Ship, Lin Qing slowly took a deep breath and frowned: "Sure enough, it's the trial set by His Majesty the Light King. The gap between me and that Demon Sovereign is actually this huge…"

Not only was his strongest will secret art 'World-Illusion Great Annihilation' utterly useless, the gap in actual strength itself was also enormous.

Had it not been for the two life-preserving treasures prepared in advance, he would probably already be dead.

"The gap is this huge, how should I make up for it?"

Lin Qing couldn't help but frown, "What else do I have that can improve…"

……

Outside the Survival World, inside the Supervision Divine Hall.

"Lord Hongnuo, this Survivalist is really cautious, only going to find the Demon Sovereign now?"

Supervisor Qiu looked at Lin Qing, who was landing on the island on the water screen, and sighed: "I wonder what this lord specifically abandoned everything to reincarnate into the Survival World for. Is a trial of this difficulty really the tempering of an ultimate existence?"

The handsome and elegant youth in plain white robes said calmly: "How could the thoughts of the Dongyan Di Jun be something you can fathom? However…"

He gazed at Lin Qing on the water screen, "If it's a trial of an ultimate existence, perhaps it won't be this simple…"

"Just one Demon Sovereign." Supervisor Qiu said casually: "With this Survivalist's strength, plus that terrifying will secret art and the armor projected from the incomparably sturdy Natal Universe Supreme Treasure, a few moves would be enough to kill it, right?"

"Let's watch." The handsome youth said softly.

The next moment—

"Hmm?"

Supervisor Qiu's face changed, "Impossible! This demon is merely a Transcendent forced to reincarnate as a test subject, how could it possibly possess a will that affects the River of Space-Time?"

The handsome youth also slightly narrowed his eyes.

Those Transcendents who had just crossed the threshold of space-time rules were merely the weakest Chaos Beings, unable to even enter the River of Space-Time, and even when exploring the Endless Chaos could only stay at the edge of the universe, not daring to go far, their wills only barely reaching the True Manifestation level.

But one step further, the high-level Chaos Beings who could enter the River of Space-Time, their wills, nurtured within the River of Space-Time, could transform to an even higher level.

This was a level where one's will alone was enough to influence changes in space-time!

Those beings who had not transcended might have that slim hope of tempering their will to the cosmic upper limit of the True Manifestation level, but it was almost impossible to temper it to the point of affecting the River of Space-Time!

Possessing a will of such a level, even a mere mortal could use their will to alter space-time, such as short-range space-time traversal, space-time superposition, and so on.

Possessing such a will within the Survival World, the terrifying increase in strength was self-evident.

"Moreover, this Demon Sovereign's strength is even greater than what we prepared, it has even touched the upper limit of the world's rules."

Supervisor Qiu couldn't help but say: "My lord, before we deployed this Demon Sovereign, we could confirm its will was only at the True Manifestation level, yet now it has suddenly reached the high-level Chaos Being level. There must be a secret, most likely an issue with the mutated bloodline within its body. Should we stop the Survival World and extract this bloodline to properly…"

"No need to bother."

The handsome youth said expressionlessly: "Just remember, this Survival World has already become the venue for that ultimate existence to test their disciple. These seemingly unreasonable sudden situations are probably all within that ultimate existence's expectations; otherwise, how could the original difficulty be worthy of being a trial of an ultimate existence?"

He glanced at Supervisor Qiu, "Stopping the Survival World now, are you trying to anger the Dongyan Di Jun?"

Supervisor Qiu was stunned, and said: "But, this Demon Sovereign is already abnormally strong. Even if this Survivalist's strength is raised to the upper limit of the Survival World, it's impossible to win…"

The handsome youth was silent for a moment, then said: "There is still that slim possibility. Although it seems impossible to us, perhaps this is what the ultimate existence demands?"

(End of this chapter)