[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawful-tyrant":3,"chapter-lawful-tyrant-lawful-tyrant-chapter-404":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lawful Tyrant",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2285288,4469,"Chapter 404: The Power of One","lawful-tyrant-chapter-404",404,"\u003Cp>Yuan Gong felt it was utterly unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought that this uncle, who cultivated both future and present rules, lacked dual-rule Divine Lord-level secrets; even with a Boundary God inheritance, his strength might only match that of a typical Duke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Gong was a true top-tier warrior capable of rivaling ultimate beings—even if his power were halved, he still rivaled an ultimate being!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had rushed over specifically to save this uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gong, famed throughout all of humanity and even among all races, had just been suppressed in the blink of an eye by this uncle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was so shocking that Yuan Gong was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Gong suddenly snapped back to his senses, looking at Lin Qing with excitement, “Uncle, even Yu Gong isn’t your match?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can only suppress him,” Lin Qing shook his head slightly. “I can’t even destroy this primary combat avatar of his.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s still terrifying,” Yuan Gong said eagerly. “Across all of humanity, I doubt anyone is stronger than you, Uncle! And you’ve only cultivated for a few million years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that exaggerated,” Lin Qing smiled calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating Yu Gong was well within his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his second-generation Void God bloodline, his inner world’s foundation was already several times stronger than others at the same level, and he had absorbed countless essences from the Cosmic Tree’s branches; his World Treasures were all top-tier—this alone granted him a massive advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he possessed dual-rule Divine Lord-level secrets and a Boundary God inheritance, neither inferior to Yu Gong’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving, he had taken two excellent Chaos Treasures from the Treasure Vault; one of them excelled at summoning calamities and heavenly punishments, further enhancing his secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, his mental will was exceptionally strong, perfectly aligned with the “Illusory World Annihilation” and “Heart’s True God” inheritances!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mental will received massive amplification from his Mind Walker avatar, allowing these two inheritances to manifest even more powerfully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taken together…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such overwhelming advantages, how could Yu Gong possibly be his match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among all known human ultimate beings, none surpassed him—only those nearly equal in strength existed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Lin Qing, you’re formidable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that infinitely small yet infinitely vast point, Yu Gong suddenly spoke, his eyes locked fiercely on Lin Qing. “You have second-generation divine blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you allow the present Boundary God to grant you countless advantages, but not the future Boundary God?” Lin Qing glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worried Yu Gong might be special in the eyes of the present Boundary God; if Yu Gong went mad, it could become troublesome, so he invoked the future Boundary God’s name as a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Future Boundary God… actually granted you second-generation divine blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gong clenched his teeth hard. Though he dared not voice any complaint, his mind screamed inwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? Even the present Boundary God never granted me second-generation divine blood! Why does this man earn such favor from the future Boundary God? If… if I had second-generation divine blood, I might already have mastered the method of opening an inner universe and become an ultimate being!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of millions of years ago, he had already reached the Duke level, back when he was from the Tianyuan Realm civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over countless eons, he had waited for more than one opportunity to become an ultimate being, yet he never mastered the method of opening a dual-rule inner universe, so he refused to break through and become an ordinary ultimate being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he broke through, his inner universe would solidify; transforming from a single-rule inner universe into a dual-rule one would be far harder than evolving a world into a universe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he dared not break through—he could only wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this step was unimaginably difficult; he had been trapped here far too long, yet still could not master it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even lost confidence—unless he obtained Chaos Lord blood or second-generation Void God blood, he had no clue at all. But… he understood how precious these two bloodlines were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had never dared to ask the present Boundary God for such conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this genius who emerged from the Void Sea had received the very second-generation divine blood he had longed for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gong took a deep breath. “I’ve lost. But I’ll see how long you can live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, his entire body erupted in blindingly intense flames, then burned himself into nothingness—only a faint glow remained for several seconds before slowly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, nothing remained except Yu Gong’s storage treasure, his Chaos Treasure, and a single seven-colored feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He committed suicide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, but wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had merely forcibly suppressed and trapped Yu Gong—he couldn’t even fully seal him, let alone stop him from killing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually collected Yu Gong’s relics, then turned to Yuan Gong. “Nephew, the Ice Empire’s temporal fortress has been shattered. Guard it for a while. Let the Ice Empire’s legions gather. After I destroy the other armies of the enemy nations, we’ll concentrate our strength to attack the Yuanchu Divine Nation and the Wanhai Divine Nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Gong immediately bowed. “Yes, Uncle, rest assured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone had unconsciously become far more respectful than when they first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he had only shown a sliver of respect out of deference to seniority; now, he was truly humbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood—the uncle’s earlier words, “I’ll need help later,” referred to this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing said no more, stepping forward immediately toward the nearest Changyuan Empire of the Ice Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the power of “Void Phase Walking,” escaping the Rank of Kings required only one step; reaching any other nation’s temporal fortress required only one step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the temporal realms of these nations not been severed and accessible only through temporal nodes, he could reach any point in the Rank of Kings with a single step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it made little difference—destroying the temporal fortress was enough to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundless chaos beyond the Rank of Kings universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Gong was defeated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is that possible? He defeated Yu Gong with one move? Forced him to commit suicide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this can’t be!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Even accounting for time acceleration, the Ninth Prince has only cultivated for a billion years, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their emotions differed, the ultimate beings of the three factions all stared at this scene in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was Yu Gong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Duke who could truly stand equal to certain ultimate beings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Qing could crush Yu Gong and suppress him so easily, he could likely do the same to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That insignificant little brat from before… now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yuanchu Divine Emperor’s eyes flashed with icy, lethal light; his aura was suffocating as he stared fixedly at the Rank of Kings, as if he longed to rush in and kill Lin Qing on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the universe’s resistance caused by divine nation collisions would last at least 380,000 years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the divine nation war would not end for another 380,000 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, perhaps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over… completely,” the Wanhai Sovereign’s face had turned pale, as if he had already foreseen the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>",1194,"2026-06-20T02:41:36.491Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1ac3bc7f447771d403c36c032fb8f9a8516d9ba4068b791861388f08430d2117","lawful-tyrant-chapter-405","lawful-tyrant-chapter-403",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawful-tyrant-cover.jpg"]