Chapter 397

The ultimate existence opens a universe within the body, so every movement carries the might of a cosmos.

Even an inner universe with only one spacetime rule naturally forms cosmic boundaries that force the current world’s spacetime rules to retreat, creating a domain of cosmic law where words become decrees!

Within this domain of rules, even the strongest Eternal Peak cultivators have no resistance—they can only be slaughtered at will.

The Divine Lords and Dukes who master two spacetime rules can potentially resist the ultimate existence because their inner world’s rules have grown strong enough to shatter a single spacetime rule!

Just as the current world’s spacetime operates on the foundation of the present rule, when Lin Qing unleashes his power, all spacetime in reality collapses accordingly!

At this moment, the entire Immortal Nest world seemed to sink into deathly silence.

All candidates stared in shock at the towering, immense World God.

The gap was too vast.

They had no doubt—even if all of them joined forces, they wouldn’t survive a single strike from this World God.

Eternal Peak cultivators have no resistance against the ultimate existence, and they are equally powerless before Divine Lords and Dukes.

Moreover, it’s not just the vast difference in strength—the gap in talent is even more absurd!

To become a Divine Lord or Duke after only millions of years of cultivation?

Unfathomable!

“Since Master Lin Qing has spoken, I naturally won’t overestimate myself.”

Qi Gu, the Heavenly God, was straightforward—he immediately retracted his colossal skeletal form, returned to his original shape, and retreated hundreds of trillions of li.

For a cultivator like him who specializes in massive divine bodies, he knew better than anyone how staggering the gap truly was.

The size of a divine body represents the upper limit of power it can contain; his proud Cosmic Skeletal Body stood merely a trillion li tall, while the opponent’s divine body was dozens of times taller—his actual power was likely a thousand times greater!

Just now, the opponent hadn’t even targeted him—only the residual spacetime storm from a single step had effortlessly flung him away!

“Yu Tian Shen.”

Lin Qing turned to Yu Tian Shen and said coldly: “Didn’t you say you wanted to see just how much ability I have?”

Yu Tian Shen’s face froze.

“...I was blind and foolish. Please, Master Lin Qing, don’t hold it against me.” Yu Tian Shen sighed bitterly, retracting his boundless light domain: “I never imagined you were already a Divine Lord. Had you told me earlier, I wouldn’t have acted so rashly...”

He finally understood why Lin Qing had been so forceful before.

He had actually asked a Divine Lord-level cultivator to help him, asking him to abandon this competition?

Even if he was the personal disciple of the Immortal Realm’s Cosmic Master, precisely because his master was the strongest in the human race, he should have been more cautious, lest he tarnish his master’s reputation.

So initially, when he asked Lin Qing for help, he offered half the rewards from capturing Immortal Spirits as payment—but once he sensed Lin Qing seemed ignorant of his own limits, he stopped bothering to explain further.

But he had never imagined that someone who had cultivated for only millions of years could be this powerful!

“If I’d told you beforehand, would you have believed me?” Lin Qing said coolly.

Yu Tian Shen froze.

True.

Unless the other party voluntarily revealed his aura, he would never believe it—but the other party concealed his aura precisely to hide his identity. If he were willing to reveal it, why bother speaking to him at all?

A Divine Lord-level cultivator, once entering the Immortal Nest, could easily capture countless Immortal Spirits alone if he wished!

Only the King-grade Immortal Spirits would be troublesome.

“I am willing to offer a treasure as compensation. Please, Master Lin Qing, spare these two main battle avatars of mine.” Yu Tian Shen pleaded earnestly: “These two avatars carry little treasure, but their secret techniques and lineages are hard to cultivate. If you don’t believe me, you may freely inspect my storage treasures.”

Lin Qing glanced at him and said coldly: “Do you know my Wang Realm is currently in the midst of a Divine Nation war? I concealed my strength to keep it as a hidden card—your exposure may alter the war’s outcome.”

“This...” Yu Tian Shen blinked, then sighed helplessly: “What can I do to make amends so you’ll forgive me?”

Lin Qing looked at Yu Tian Shen.

It was said Yu Tian Shen had learned a soul technique passed down by a God of the Past Realm, which included willpower defense methods—so even with his Mind Walker avatar amplifying his will, Lin Qing couldn’t directly obliterate him with the Illusory World Annihilation.

Besides, Yu Tian Shen was the disciple of the strongest human, so Lin Qing couldn’t simply annihilate him over this grudge.

If that Cosmic Master came personally to the Wang Realm demanding justice, even Guang Wang couldn’t protect him.

“I heard your younger brother, ‘Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu,’ has been invited by Yu Gong to join my Wang Realm’s Divine Nation war?”

Lin Qing suddenly spoke.

This was intelligence he obtained from the future timeline—Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu was a Divine Nation Master who cultivated the future rule, brought by Yu Gong to counter Guang Wang’s information abilities.

Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu was also a nominal disciple of the Immortal Realm’s Cosmic Master.

“This...” Yu Tian Shen hesitated: “Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu is my younger brother, but I don’t know much about him. Still, his personal ties with Yu Gong aren’t deep.”

“If you can persuade him to withdraw from my Wang Realm’s Divine Nation war, I’ll spare these two avatars of yours. How?” Lin Qing said.

“Persuade him to withdraw?” Yu Tian Shen fell silent, then gritted his teeth: “Fine. I’ll definitely persuade Mi Zhou Zhi Zhu to withdraw.”

If another Divine Lord had made such a demand, he might not have agreed.

But Lin Qing’s talent was simply too astonishing—he might one day become a top-tier Divine Nation Master, possibly the only one cultivating the future rule. He didn’t want to offend him at all.

Among the current human Divine Nation Masters, those who master two spacetime rules are already exceedingly rare, and none without exception wield the present and past rules—none wield present and future!

If Lin Qing becomes the first, the significance would be entirely different!

It could even hold great meaning for the entire human race!

“Master Lin Qing, please rest assured.”

Yu said: “I will also report this to my master and do my best to prevent ultimate existences from our Immortal Realm from interfering in your Wang Realm’s Divine Nation war.”

Hearing this, Lin Qing glanced at him and said: “If that’s truly the case, then I owe you thanks, Yu Tian Shen.”

If Yu Gong cannot secure a Divine Nation Master who cultivates the future rule, then Tian Guang Divine Nation will hold absolute informational superiority!

What did it matter if he revealed himself?

As for those below the ultimate existence?

Once the Divine Nation war erupts and the three Divine Nations collide, the Wang Realm universe will repel all outsiders—no outsiders can interfere.

Thus, only a Divine Nation Master who cultivates the future rule can be of help.

“I dare not.”

Yu Tian Shen sighed helplessly: “As long as Master Lin Qing doesn’t blame me, that’s enough.”

Lin Qing gave a slight nod and said nothing more: “I’m about to begin capturing Immortal Spirits. Yu Tian Shen, feel free to go.”

Yu Tian Shen bowed, then stepped back.

The other candidates watched from afar, not daring to approach.

With their strength, if Lin Qing wished, they couldn’t even touch a single Immortal Spirit.

“Come.”