Chapter 398: Yu Gong

After all the Immortal Spirits within the World of the Immortal Nest were captured, Lin Qing, as a candidate, departed from that world.

“Out already?”

Mangyue, the True God tasked with guarding the Immortal Nest, looked at them with slight surprise.

Normally, capturing so many Immortal Spirits should have taken considerable time—especially the High-Grade Immortal Spirits, which required capturing one by one.

“Mangyue True God, with Mr. Lin Qing present, of course it was fast.”

Yutian God smiled and said: “Mr. Lin Qing is a Divine Monarch-level powerhouse. Even the King-Grade Immortal Spirits are instantly sealed the moment they face him.”

He was in good spirits too—having resolved his conflict with Lin Qing, the newly appointed Duke of the List of Kings, was certainly a pleasant turn of events.

“Divine Monarch?” Mangyue True God stared at Lin Qing in astonishment. “Such a young Divine Monarch?”

“Just luck.”

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, extended his hand, and offered Mangyue True God a miniature spacetime sealed with numerous Immortal Spirits.

“Indeed, there are King-Grade Immortal Spirits.” Mangyue True God’s eyes lit up; he immediately collected all the Immortal Spirits and praised: “My clan hasn’t obtained a King-Grade Immortal Spirit in millennia—yet we’ve stumbled upon such an unexpected windfall?”

He looked at Lin Qing with satisfaction and said: “These King-Grade Immortal Spirits have grown within the Immortal Nest for nearly ten trillion years—their primordial essence is far purer and denser. Combined with the other Immortal Spirits… I’ll credit you with sixty thousand Great Merits.”

The surrounding candidates couldn’t help but feel envy.

Even a treasure worth one Great Merit in the Void Clan was more precious than many items valued at ten billion points in the Chaos Exchange.

Sixty thousand Great Merits?

That was an astonishing reward even the Lords of Divine Nations would envy!

“Alright, I’ve already reported this to the clan.”

After collecting the Immortal Spirits from the others, Mangyue True God said: “The rest of you may go. Mr. Lin Qing may return to the clan’s homeland to meet Tianju True God.”

Everyone understood the implication of Mangyue True God’s words.

The third-generation bloodline of the Void Clan has been confirmed to be inherited by Lin Qing!

“Congratulations, Mr. Lin Qing.”

Yutian God and the others immediately offered their congratulations.

“Merely compensating for genetic weaknesses.” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.

His original body’s genes had always been at the cosmic upper limit—only one-thousandth the strength of the Chaos upper limit. In the past, he had compensated for this genetic deficiency using the Body Fusion Technique, relying on his Black Flame avatar.

Thus, the Void Clan’s third-generation bloodline offered him minimal power enhancement—after all, the cost of the Body Fusion Technique was negligible.

“Mr. Lin Qing, my clan’s true bloodline offers far more than just this.”

Mangyue True God smiled at Lin Qing. “Once you successfully fuse with my clan’s third-generation bloodline, you’ll understand what it truly means.”

Hearing this, Lin Qing grew curious.

Mangyue True God said no more; with a single thought, he transported everyone beyond the chains of the Immortal Nest.

Immediately afterward, the other human candidates took their leave.

Lin Qing also entered the River of Spacetime, heading toward the World Tree. The distance was considerable—even at his speed, it would take over a hundred years to return.

…

List of Kings Realm.

In the majestic Yuanchu Palace of the Yuanchu Divine Nation.

Yu Gong, with wings sprouting from his back, stepped into the dim palace and looked up toward the throne, where a towering figure was shrouded in shadow. “Your Majesty has something to say?”

The towering figure stepped out of the shadow, revealing a young man with white hair—it was none other than the Lord of the Yuanchu Divine Nation, Yuanchu Divine Emperor.

Yuanchu Divine Emperor regarded Yu Gong with a cold expression and said slowly: “Do you know? The Master of the Secret Cosmos has returned his treasures and withdrawn from participating in our List of Kings Realm’s Divine Nation War.”

“What?” Yu Gong blinked in surprise. “Why?”

“I don’t know.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor’s voice was low. “Perhaps because of Yutian God.”

“Yutian God?” Yu Gong frowned. “The Eighty-First Disciple of the Immortal Master? Why would he interfere in our List of Kings Realm’s Divine Nation War?”

Yuanchu Divine Emperor fell silent for a moment, then said: “He’s likely acting to aid Lin Qing.”

He looked at Yu Gong. “Just now, I received word: roughly three months ago, during Lin Qing’s competition for the Void Clan’s third-generation bloodline, he intervened within the Immortal Nest and defeated Yutian God and Qigu True God. He has been confirmed as a Duke-level existence.”

“What?”

Yu Gong froze, then said: “Impossible! How long has he been an Eternal? Less than three hundred thousand years! How could he possibly become a Duke-level being in just three hundred thousand years?”

“He has been in seclusion within the Flowing Years Hall of the Tianguang Divine Nation.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said.

“The Flowing Years Hall offers at most a three-thousand-eight-hundredfold time acceleration—no more than one billion years.”

Yu Gong frowned deeply. “One billion years to comprehend the complete Present Rule? Has he reincarnated and restarted cultivation? But mastering a second spacetime rule in just one billion years is still…”

“I heard he absorbed a drop of the Present Universe’s Source.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said coolly. “His aura bears traces of the Present Universe’s Source.”

“The Present Universe’s Source?” Yu Gong frowned. “That’s still incredible.”

Normally, the more extraordinary one’s talent in one area, the less remarkable it is in others.

Perhaps there truly are geniuses in the Infinite Chaos who excel in every aspect—but the probability of such a complete genius emerging is negligible.

Comprehending the Present Rule in just one billion years?

Though faster records exist, this still qualifies as an unparalleled genius of human civilization!

Crucially, this is his second spacetime rule!

“At this critical moment, how could Lin Qing dare to reincarnate? How did our spies in the Tianguang Divine Nation detect nothing?”

Yu Gong couldn’t help but say: “Lord Wanhai specializes in causal calculation—how could he not sense Lin Qing’s reincarnation? If we had detected it early, we could have eliminated him while he was weak.”

“Lord Wanhai sensed nothing either.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said gravely. “Perhaps Lin Qing possesses some artifact that shields him from causality.”

“But the Feather of the Present God can only reduce causal influence—it cannot fully shield it…”

Yu Gong frowned. “How could he possibly conceal his descent from the Eternal level to a newborn state from causal calculation?”

“It’s done now. What good is dwelling on this?” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said coldly. “The reality is we’ve lost the Master of the Secret Cosmos—we’ll be utterly crushed in intelligence by Guang Wang, and Tianguang Divine Nation now has three Duke-level beings. If we launch the Divine Nation War now, I and Wanhai will lose.”

Yu Gong fell silent for a moment, then said: “There’s still one Divine Nation Lord who cultivates the Future Rule in the Immortal Realm—Tianyu Sacred Master. If you’re willing to pay the price, I can go to the Immortal Realm and summon him.”

“No need.”

Yuanchu Divine Emperor said lowly: “The Immortal Master has personally issued an order forbidding ultimate beings of the Immortal Realm from interfering in our List of Kings Realm’s Divine Nation War.”

“The Immortal Master personally issued an order?” Yu Gong froze.

“Lin Qing has the potential to become the first human to master the Future Rule as a High Divine Nation Lord.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said coldly. “The Immortal Master cannot directly interfere in our internal struggles, so this is his way of showing goodwill in advance.”

“High Divine Nation Lord…” Yu Gong fell silent.

Most Divine Nation Lords master only one spacetime rule. Those who master two spacetime rules far surpass the rest—just as a Duke surpasses an Eternal at its peak. Such individuals are exceedingly rare across the entire human civilization!

The Immortal Master and Tiandu Divine Master, the two strongest humans, are fundamentally High Divine Nation Lords—but their terrifying power stems from their Pillar-level Cosmic Treasures.

And every single High Divine Nation Lord without exception masters the Present Rule and the Past Rule—none have mastered the Future Rule!

“Not just in the List of Kings Realm—even the old men of the Lin Yuan Realm, upon hearing of Lin Qing, will likely refuse to get involved, unwilling to offend him.” Yuanchu Divine Emperor said coldly.