Chapter 437: Cataclysm in the Mountain and Sea Realm

"This is the condensed remnant of a foreign universe's origin, formed after it was destroyed by a Universe God."

He saw a faint light, about the size of a needle's tip, appear before Lin Qing. Though it seemed tiny, it actually condensed a universe origin hundreds of times more vast than the Mountain and Sea Realm!

That low voice said, "Once you become the Lord of a Small Universe, you can use this foreign universe origin to cause the Small Universe you control to evolve within a short time to an extreme diameter of three hundred and eighty billion light-years."

Lin Qing nodded slightly, accepted this foreign universe origin, and asked, "May I ask, do you know of a foreign universe called Yu Xingyuan?"

"Of course I know."

That low voice said, "A foreign universe created by the Heaven-Eating Universe God, drifting in the endless chaos for countless eons, it has likely swallowed hundreds of Main Universes."

Lin Qing couldn't help but ask, "The Main Universe is the cradle that nurtures Universe Gods; Yu Xingyuan causes such destruction, yet the Universe Gods do not care?"

"Why would a Universe God care?" That low voice said. "For the supreme Universe Gods, who face the birth and death of countless beings in the endless chaos at every moment, this small matter is like a mortal seeing an ant hill destroyed; how could they care about such a thing?"

Lin Qing was momentarily stunned.

"For the endless chaos, such a long age where only hundreds of Main Universes are destroyed, what does that count as?" That low voice said.

Lin Qing took a deep breath and finally understood.

For the Main Universe he inhabited, Yu Xingyuan was a calamity of the greatest magnitude, a threat of total extinction, but for the Universe Gods and the endless chaos, it was nothing at all.

"What about the Universe Tree?" Lin Qing asked again.

"The Universe Tree?" That low voice said, "That is a foreign universe created by the Mother Ancestor Universe God."

It paused, then said, "The Lords of the Divine Realms of these two foreign universes have both come to me before. It seems... your home Main Universe has been invaded by these two?"

"Yes."

Lin Qing nodded and said, "Can you determine their strength?"

That low voice said, "They are merely ordinary Lords of Foreign Universe Divine Realms. Their physique, soul, and mental will, among other foundations, are bolstered by foreign universe origin, barely touching the upper limit of the endless chaos. However, their realm of single-space-time rules is ultimately too low; only because they possess partial authority of a Main Universe can their strength rival yours, the strongest Lord of a Divine Realm."

Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.

Apart from the Universe Tree and Yu Xingyuan, the Lords of Divine Realms of various civilizations are merely ordinary Lords of Small Universe Divine Realms. Even a Demi-God level civilization is just an ordinary Small Universe capable of producing more Divine Realms.

Only the Three Realm Gods and the Three Ancestors are Lords of Foreign Universe Divine Realms.

The foundations of a Lord of a Foreign Universe Divine Realm can actually directly touch the upper limit of the endless chaos in all aspects?

It is only that their realm's subtlety is too poor.

The strongest Lord of a Divine Realm not only has foundations in all aspects reaching the upper limit of the endless chaos, but their realm is also the Ultimate Chaos Rules. The Divine Arts and Secret Techniques they create are all based on the subtleties of the Ultimate Chaos Rules, being unknowably many times more profound.

But in this aspect, the Three Realm Gods and the Three Ancestors are compensated by possessing partial authority of a Main Universe.

It can be said that the Three Realm Gods and the Three Ancestors possess combat power at the level of the strongest Lords of Divine Realms!

"However..."

Lin Qing suddenly said, "I once achieved the status of the strongest Lord of a Divine Realm in a future timeline and tried to fight one of the Yu Xingyuan Ancestors. With the support of my home universe's origin, while the opponent drew upon the power of Yu Xingyuan, I originally held a slight advantage. But he seemed to have paid some price, suddenly erupting with strength far surpassing mine."

"Paid a price? Suddenly erupted?" That low voice was somewhat puzzled. "The strongest means of a Lord of a Foreign Universe Divine Realm is to borrow the power of the foreign universe; what other means could there be?"

"I do not know."

Lin Qing said, "Moreover, I can sense that there seems to be some threat within Yu Xingyuan far exceeding the Yu Xingyuan Ancestors, but exactly what it is... I am unclear."

After a brief silence, that low voice finally sounded again, "Then I roughly understand what it is."

"What?" Lin Qing asked immediately.

"That Yu Xingyuan likely already has a Ruler. Just as an ordinary Small Universe has a Lord of the Universe, Yu Xingyuan probably also has a Lord of Yu Xingyuan."

That low voice said, "Ordinary Small Universes do not possess many profound abilities. Apart from the power of life and death, the Lord of the Universe gains no benefit for themselves. But foreign universes are different; foreign universes possess partial authority of the Universe Gods!"

"Although the difficulty of becoming a Lord of a Foreign Universe is extremely great, once one becomes a Lord of a Foreign Universe, one can obtain this portion of authority, and strength will surge greatly."

"Therefore, in this endless chaos, below the Universe Gods, the strongest existences are actually these Lords of Foreign Universes."

That low voice said, "That Yu Xingyuan must have gained a Ruler, allowing Yu Xingyuan to divide out more power, causing the strength of the Lords of Yu Xingyuan's Divine Realms to suddenly surge. As for the price... I fear the Lords of Yu Xingyuan's Divine Realms could not withstand such immense power, resulting in damage to the universe within their bodies."

Lin Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath.

A Ruler of Yu Xingyuan?

Yu Xingyuan actually has a master?

"Yu Xingyuan seems stronger than the Universe Tree."

Lin Qing suddenly said, "Yu Xingyuan can even swallow Main Universes; why hasn't it swallowed the Universe Tree?"

"Because Yu Xingyuan dares not." That low voice said. "The Universe Tree was created by the Mother Ancestor Universe God. Even if the Mother Ancestor Universe God is too lazy to pay attention, the will of Yu Xingyuan is very clear on this point. No matter how reckless it is, it only dares to swallow those ownerless Main Universes; how would it dare to touch the taboos of the Universe Gods?"

Lin Qing understood.

He said thoughtfully, "But if Yu Xingyuan is stronger than the Universe Tree, why isn't the strength of the Yu Xingyuan Ancestors greater than that of the Three Realm Gods?"

"You misunderstood."

That low voice said, "For a Lord of a Foreign Universe Divine Realm compared to a Lord of a Divine Realm of an ordinary universe, the greatest advantage lies in the more profound structure of the Divine Realm and the stronger 'quality' of the Divine Realm's origin."

"No matter how vast the universe origin is, the amount a Lord of a Divine Realm can personally endure is limited; if it cannot be utilized, there is no difference."

"Even for an ordinary Small Universe, even if you are the strongest Lord of a Divine Realm, you still cannot mobilize all the power within the entire Small Universe, can you?"

"The same logic applies. Even if Yu Xingyuan is stronger than the Universe Tree, the strength of the Lords of their Divine Realms, or even the Lords of their Foreign Universes, might be comparable."

That low voice explained patiently, "Only the Universe Gods can easily master the power of an entire universe. That is because they themselves possess supreme power that transcends everything."

Lin Qing nodded slowly, understanding the enemies he faced even more deeply in his heart.

"What is the approximate strength of the Lord of Yu Xingyuan?" Lin Qing asked.

"Hard to say."

That low voice said, "Some Lords of Foreign Universes can gain the recognition of the foreign universe, perhaps because they were designated by the Universe God who created the foreign universe. They themselves only cultivate single-space-time rules. Even with the assistance of partial Universe God authority from the foreign universe, their strength might only be slightly greater than that of the Three Ancestors."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

The Three Realm Gods and the Three Ancestors are themselves Lords of Foreign Universe Divine Realms. The reason their strength is so great is mainly because they possess the fragmented Universe God authority of a Main Universe.

And the Lords of Foreign Universes also possess partial Universe God authority.

Naturally, the gap in strength between the two is not large.

"But the Lord of the Alien Universe is more likely to cultivate the dual spacetime laws."

That low voice said, "If that is the case, then you are in trouble. An existence that gained the Yu Xingyuan's acknowledgment through strength alone is undoubtedly at the peak level beneath the Universe God within the Endless Chaos."

"If such an existence were to target you, I fear you would have no chance to rely on the Main Universe to achieve the Universe God realm." That low voice sighed.

Lin Qing frowned slightly.

He also understood—

Normally, if one were the Lord of the Divine Kingdom who mastered the ultimate Chaos laws, they could ascend in a single step, relying on the infinite power of the Main Universe to attempt becoming a Universe God.