Chapter 380: Becoming the Disciple of the Light King

"Yes, I just broke through."

Lin Qing said, "I didn't expect Your Majesty to discover it so quickly."

The Light King fell silent for a moment, then said, "I had you keep the Light King Token so I could monitor your situation at any time and prevent Like Yu Gong from making a move against you, but I didn't expect you to break through to Eternal so soon? You haven't completed your second trial yet, have you?"

Lin Qing nodded and said, "The Instantaneous Void Spirit Flower will only be born in three hundred thousand years, but the 'Universe Calamity Body' should be completed very soon."

The Light King fell silent again for a short while.

In the next moment, time and space twisted, and threads of light condensed, forming a human figure.

It was none other than the Light King.

This was the first time Lin Qing had clearly seen the Light King's true appearance; before, he had only seen that towering divine body radiating endless light, but now he could truly see him clearly.

White robes, middle-aged, with a touch of scholarly elegance in his brows, looking quite approachable.

Is this the Lord of the Heavenly Light Divine Kingdom, one of the three giants of the King of Kings Realm?

He didn't look like a Dongyan Di Jun sitting high above; instead, he looked more like a scholar.

"Your Majesty?" Lin Qing said in astonishment.

The Light King smiled slightly and said, "Since you have already achieved Eternal and passed the first trial, you are my disciple."

"Yes, Master." Lin Qing immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Your Eternal Divine Body... seems to be already perfect?" The Light King scrutinized Lin Qing. "You just broke through, yet you deduced the Perfect World?"

"Master, after I just cultivated the Subtlety of Descending into the Future to perfection, I discovered that a version of me at the Eternal Peak appeared in my future timeline, so I directly chose to descend into the future."

Lin Qing said, "I read the memories from thirty-eight million years later, which is why I could directly transform into the Perfect World."

"I see..."

The Light King nodded slightly. "Indeed rare. Advancing to such a level in thirty-eight million years; it seems your talent truly exceeds my observational limits."

Lin Qing said nothing.

He knew the Light King must have discovered his uniqueness long ago.

After all, under the Light King's observation, futures where one achieves Eternal within thirty-eight million years were probably few and far between, let alone reaching the Eternal Peak, yet he managed to encounter such low-probability situations every time.

This was naturally very special.

However, the Light King obviously held no ill will toward him; otherwise, the Entropy Reversers would have discovered it already.

"Originally, I thought that after you passed the second trial, I would first take you as a registered disciple, and only after you passed the third trial or reached the Eternal Peak would I take you as a direct disciple."

The Light King shook his head slightly and said softly, "But I didn't expect... you actually skipped the second and third trials directly and are already at the Eternal Peak?"

Lin Qing also knew his progress was too fast and could only say, "I didn't expect it to go this smoothly either."

"Never mind."

The Light King shook his head slightly and said, "Since you are already at the Eternal Peak, if you are willing, become my direct disciple."

Lin Qing had expected this, but he still couldn't help but show a trace of joy. He immediately stood up and bowed respectfully with clasped hands, saying, "Disciple Lin Qing greets Master."

A hint of a smile appeared on the Light King's face as he nodded slightly, saying, "When I take a direct disciple, I should normally announce it to the entire Human Race and hold a celebration inviting all parties, but... now is right before the outbreak of the Divine Kingdom Wars in my King of Kings Realm, so let's wait a while on the celebration."

"Yes." Lin Qing immediately nodded; after all, he didn't care about such formalities.

The Light King smiled and added, "However, it would be best to announce it to all parties after some time has passed."

"After some time?" Lin Qing asked in confusion.

"If my deduction is correct, Like Yu Gong will soon hire someone to deal with you," the Light King said. "At that time, Yuanchu Shen Di and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Seas Kingdom will surely drive their Divine Kingdoms to assault my Heavenly Light Divine Kingdom, blocking me for an instant to create an opportunity for the person he hired. If I announce it to all parties now, they will surely have no confidence in dealing with you, and perhaps... they will temporarily give up."

"Like Yu Gong can actually order these two Divine Kingdom Lords?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask.

"Not an order, but a shared goal."

The Light King said, "I have fought against Yuanchu Shen Di and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Seas Kingdom for nearly thirty billion years; they naturally welcome this opportunity to weaken me. Especially after discovering your talent defies the heavens, whether you eventually reach the Ultimate or become a Duke, this is something they do not want to see, so naturally they must target you."

Hearing this, Lin Qing couldn't help but ask, "I heard Yuanchu Shen Di and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Seas Kingdom were both cultivated by Master. Did they fight like this just to seize the Universe Source? Is it all for greater power?"

The Light King fell silent for a moment and said, "It is only my fault for misjudging them back then, or perhaps... I underestimated their thirst for power."

"Power?" Lin Qing was slightly stunned.

"Do you know what happens after a Transcendent civilization transforms into a Semi-Divine civilization?"

The Light King said, "The small universe will continue to expand, able to accommodate more Divine Kingdoms, but the Universe Will will also select a powerful being as the 'Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu'. This Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu is the sole controller of the universe; with a single thought, he can decide the life or death of other Divine Kingdom Lords."

Lin Qing immediately understood: "Yuanchu Shen Di and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Seas Kingdom are afraid?"

"Yes, they are afraid."

The Light King nodded and said, "They all want to be this sole controller of the universe and are unwilling to entrust their lives and deaths to others."

Speaking of this, he sighed and shook his head, saying, "It is also my fault; back then I trusted too much in their seemingly respectful demeanor. They passed my many tests, otherwise I would have rather accumulated for tens of millions of years to get a 'True Self Vow Stone' from the Void Divine Clan."

Lin Qing couldn't help but say, "Back then, Master couldn't afford a True Self Vow Stone either?"

The Light King shook his head slightly and said, "That is a Five-Feather level treasure of the Void Divine Clan; even an ordinary Divine Kingdom Lord would have to go bankrupt to afford it. Back three billion years ago, I was merely a normal Ultimate existence; although the future rules were somewhat special, I still couldn't compare to the wealth of a Divine Kingdom Lord."

Lin Qing understood.

"If you ever reach the day of founding a Level Three civilization in the future, do not trust others," the Light King said, looking at Lin Qing. "It is best to find a way to obtain a True Self Vow Stone first."

Lin Qing nodded and said, "If possible, I would rather found it alone."

"Alone?" The Light King chuckled in disbelief.

"If I could simultaneously master three space-time rules, or master two space-time rules plus one Pillar-level Supreme Treasure, it would be absolutely safe, right?" Lin Qing said. "At that time, there would be no need to worry about internal strife."

The Light King laughed and said, "Pillar-level Universe Supreme Treasures; our Human Race once had only three, and now only two remain. As for simultaneously mastering three space-time rules? In the endless long history, only one person has ever appeared. Your goal is set a bit too high."

"Oh? Such a person actually appeared?" Lin Qing's eyes lit up.

"Perhaps you have even seen her," the Light King nodded slightly. "She is from the Primordial Realm."

"Primordial Realm?" Lin Qing was surprised.

"The Primordial Realm Divine Emperor, that is, the Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu of the Primordial Realm, had a daughter whose talent was terrifyingly high."

The Light King said, "She had long ago deduced the method to open an inner universe and waited for many opportunities to reach the Ultimate position, but she deliberately suppressed herself, spending countless years to simultaneously master the three space-time rules of the past, present, and future."

"What a pity..." the Light King sighed. "Before she could achieve the ultimate, the Ancient Ancestors of the Star Abyss struck and destroyed the Primordial Realm, and she was annihilated as well."

"The Divine Emperor's daughter?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask. "What is her name?"

"Her title is Princess Su," the Light King said.