Chapter 399: Second-Generation Bloodline of the Void God Clan

“For this period, I rely on Lord Luoshen to guard it for me.”

Lin Qing said: “Once I assimilate the third-generation Void God bloodline, I will immediately petition to make my homeland, the Void Sea, my territory.”

“That would be considerably safer,” Lord Luoshen nodded slightly. “But even if the Void Gods grant your homeland, the Void Sea, as your territory, it doesn’t guarantee absolute safety—if the Feather Duke goes mad and destroys your world, the Void Gods might merely punish him severely, given his current status as a Boundary God. Do you understand?”

Lin Qing took a deep breath and nodded slightly. “I understand.”

“Ultimately, only your own strength can fully protect your homeland.”

Lord Luoshen glanced at him and said: “Humanity has never produced a Divine Lord technique based on future and present rules. So… at your Duke stage, you likely stand no chance against the Feather Duke.”

Both she and the Feather Duke had studied the Boundary God inheritance and Divine Lord techniques rooted in dual-temporal rules, which complemented each other, allowing their power to rival ultimate existences.

These two were not in conflict; rather, since Boundary God inheritances mostly consist of fundamental techniques for body refinement, willpower, soul, and energy control, they perfectly synergize with Divine Lord techniques to amplify power.

Most Divine Lords and Dukes have only studied Divine Lord techniques based on dual-temporal rules and have never received the Boundary God inheritance.

But Lin Qing’s situation is precisely the opposite!

In fact, humanity possesses many Divine Lord techniques based on dual-temporal rules, yet none are built upon future and present rules.

So it’s no surprise this situation arises.

“No matter.”

Lin Qing shook his head slightly. “It won’t take Lord Luoshen long to guard.”

“Oh?” Lord Luoshen glanced at him, then realized: “Of course—if you become an ultimate existence, the Void Gods will value you greatly, and the Feather Duke won’t dare provoke you then.”

Lin Qing said nothing more.

He understood this logic well, but he wasn’t certain when he would reach the ultimate.

Moreover, once he achieved the ultimate, he could no longer enter the main universe—unless he reincarnated back to his homeland in the main universe first, then ascended to the ultimate, avoiding rejection by the main universe.

If, at that time, the Feather Duke ignored the ban and came after him, it would be troublesome.

So the safest approach is to eliminate the Feather Duke as a lingering threat first.

“Wait a little longer.”

Lin Qing felt no panic inside; instead, he was calm: “At the very least, I won’t need long before I can stand against him head-on…”

…

Soon, news of Lin Qing, the newly appointed Duke of the Sovereign Realm, spread throughout all of humanity.

Across all of humanity, the number of Divine Lords and Dukes was less than one-fifth of the ultimate existences—each new one was a major event!

Not to mention—

He was one of the rare Dukes in human history to wield future rules, with such talent that he might one day become humanity’s first sovereign of a high-tier divine nation wielding future rules!

Such uniqueness instantly reached the highest echelons of every human civilization.

Many even traveled specifically to the Sovereign Realm or his homeland, the Void Sea, eager to pay their respects to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing’s main divine avatar met with a few, but his other avatars were either in seclusion at the Flowing Years Hall in the Sovereign Realm or traveling through endless chaos, so most were not seen.

Several more years passed.

Lin Qing’s physical body, traveling through endless chaos, finally returned to the World Tree.

…

“Divine Lord?”

Beneath a miniature universe hanging from a branch of the World Tree, Tianju, the True God, studied Lin Qing and praised: “It’s fortunate for our Void God clan that a genius like you encountered our third-generation bloodline. I never expected my assignment to oversee this would bring such a benefit?”

“True God, you flatter me,” Lin Qing said.

“With this bloodline, you may now attempt to cultivate some of our Void God clan’s unique inheritances.”

Tianju True God murmured in admiration: “Remember, your first Boundary God inheritance is free, and you’ll receive training resources for 38 million years—how far you progress depends on you. If you master a second Boundary God inheritance, it will cost only three-tenths the usual price.”

He paused. “The same applies to True God inheritances—only three-tenths.”

Free to learn one?

Lin Qing nodded inwardly.

One Boundary God inheritance was worth at least thousands, even tens of thousands of Great Merits; completing its cultivation required extremely precious resources.

If he could fully master it within 38 million years, it would be equivalent to gaining a massive fortune in Great Merits for free!

Yet…

Many geniuses struggled to master even the first level within 38 million years, let alone the complete version.

Tianju True God said: “Additionally, by capturing a Sovereign-grade Eternity Spirit, you’ve earned not just merit, but an extra reward.”

“Extra reward?”

Lin Qing remembered Tianju True God mentioning this at the start.

“Of course,” Tianju True God smiled. “The reward is a chance to meet the Boundary God.”

“Meet the Boundary God?” Lin Qing’s heart tightened slightly.

He knew that, for some time now, the Future Boundary God had already noticed him.

Guang Wang had mentioned this too, so he remained cautious.

Moreover, during his previous descent into the future timeline, this Future Boundary God had granted him a Seven-Feather Future Boundary Token!

Back then, his power was far weaker than now—he didn’t know why the Future Boundary God had specifically descended to bestow upon him a Future Boundary Token.

Remember, only a handful in all of humanity had received such treatment.

And at that time, he hadn’t even reached Eternal Peak!

How could this not make him wary?

“Yes. Which Boundary God do you wish to meet?”

Tianju True God smiled. “If you gain the Boundary God’s favor, he might grant you a great reward. A genius like you, cultivating future rules, might even catch the eye of our Void God clan’s Future Boundary God?”

Lin Qing calmed his thoughts and feigned genuine delight, saying: “Then I choose to meet the Future Boundary God.”

“Don’t rush.”

Tianju True God smiled, waved his hand, and offered Lin Qing a golden fruit shimmering with faint rainbow light. “This is the bloodline fruit of our third-generation Void God bloodline. Take it. After meeting the Boundary God, you may seclude yourself in the ‘Flowing Light Universe’ to assimilate it—even as a Duke, you can accelerate time thirty-eight hundredfold within.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly, glancing at the bloodline fruit—the fruit faintly glowed with three colors, unmistakably the third-generation Void God bloodline.

Of course, assimilating the third-generation bloodline didn’t make him a third-generation Void God—only the bloodline itself.

He remained fundamentally human, and thus could never truly become a core member of the Void God clan.

“Good. I’ve already reported to the Future Boundary God.”

Tianju True God waved his hand, enveloping Lin Qing. “Come with me.”

…

This was Lin Qing’s second time entering the Future Realm, though last time he had descended into the future.

Tianju True God brought him before a faintly illusory, tranquil lake in the Future Realm, bowed respectfully, then departed immediately.