[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawful-tyrant":3,"chapter-lawful-tyrant-lawful-tyrant-chapter-438":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},2285322,4469,"Chapter 438","lawful-tyrant-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>The Cosmic Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Realm God Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Shanhai Realm has only just become a Semi-Divine civilization, and yet it’s expanding at high speed again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The present Realm God sat upon his throne, his gaze piercing through infinite spacetime to observe the changes in Shanhai Realm: “Where did Lin Qing obtain such a vast cosmic origin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by this expansion rate, Shanhai Realm may leap straight to its maximum diameter of thirty-eight billion light-years.” The past Realm God sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Lin Qing had a miraculous encounter in the Primordial Realm,” the future Realm God murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it expands to its thirty-eight-billion-light-year limit, it’s still just a Semi-Divine civilization,” the present Realm God said coldly, surprised but utterly unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether a Transcendent-level civilization or a Semi-Divine one, both are merely small universes, never truly separate from the main universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should the main universe perish, all small universes dependent upon it will perish with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Civilizations like the Void God Clan—fourth-tier or Divine-level civilizations—are the only true eternal civilizations that have attained ultimate freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cosmic Tree is such a being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they, as Realm Gods, do not know how the Cosmic Tree or Xingyuan—these peculiar celestial bodies—came into existence, for they themselves are merely lifeforms born from the Cosmic Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… beings that existed before the birth of the main universe are fundamentally different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how vast a Semi-Divine civilization may be, to beings like the Primordial Realm God, it is nothing more than a weak civilization that can be destroyed at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future Realm God said: “If Shanhai Realm can leap straight to a diameter of thirty-eight billion light-years, it could birth hundreds of Divine States—this would be a great boon in our struggle against Xingyuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire human race has no more than a few hundred Divine State Lords, most concentrated within the Immortal Realm and Xingyuan Realm civilizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of Divine State Lords depends entirely on the number of Divine States.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Transcendent-level civilizations like Liewang Realm, small universes can produce at most three Divine States.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in Semi-Divine-level small universes, once their diameter exceeds seventy-two billion light-years, can new Divine States gradually emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingyuan Realm is already vast, with a diameter exceeding two hundred eighty billion light-years, yet it barely holds two hundred Divine States; Immortal Realm is even smaller, at two hundred fifty billion light-years in diameter, with only a hundred and twenty Divine States.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a small universe with a diameter of thirty-eight billion light-years could theoretically birth three hundred and eighty Divine States!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a number of Divine State Lords is undoubtedly a force not to be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primordial Realm Gods cannot defeat one another, nor can they cross each other’s boundaries—now, advantage must be created by the forces beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Lin Qing is indeed a great asset to our clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past Realm God murmured in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The present Realm God fell silent for a moment, then frowned slightly: “But his constant miraculous encounters, each one exceeding our expectations, leave me with an inexplicable unease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future Realm God glanced at him, speaking coolly: “What? After all this time, do you still wish to uncover the secrets of Lin Qing? The three traitors of Xingyuan are eager to watch us fight among ourselves. Even if you seek to claim the position of Cosmic Tree’s master, you need not be so hasty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The present Realm God glanced at him coldly: “I know the weight and urgency, the benefits and risks, perfectly well. I need no reminder from you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future Realm God said nothing more, merely gazing silently at Shanhai Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cultivated the Rule of the Future, granting him stronger perception of what is to come; with each of Lin Qing’s transformations, he increasingly felt something elusive, beyond his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing’s power was utterly transparent to him—he could see through it at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still felt an inexplicable sense of the unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, within this endless chaos, there existed beings whose futures he could not perceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I have truly nurtured a grave threat to our clan, I hope you still remember our vow from long ago…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently watched Lin Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deepest layer of Xingyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shanhai Realm is about to leap straight into a Semi-Divine civilization.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancestor of the Other Shore observed Shanhai Realm’s future timeline through spacetime, murmuring: “Lin Qing truly has heavenly fortune—how did he find such a vast cosmic origin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancestor of Bygone Days shook his head: “It doesn’t matter. A Semi-Divine civilization cannot alter any outcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, exterminate the Three World Gods. Once the main universe is fully consumed, Shanhai Realm will perish alongside it,” the Yánfú Ancestor said coolly. “A pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Xingyuan Ancestors paid no heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were about to use the power of the Xingyuan Master to slay the Three World Gods and reclaim the Cosmic Tree; the destruction of the main universe was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could Lin Qing, a mere Semi-Divine civilization, possibly affect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Xingyuan Master acts, even the Cosmic Tree cannot stop Him—what is a mere Semi-Divine civilization to Him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a low chuckle echoed from within the Xingyuan Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Xingyuan Eye, a colossal figure burned with black flames, its body covered in crimson scales, resembling an ordinary Xingyuan demon yet standing millions of light-years tall, radiating an unimaginably terrifying pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the Xingyuan Master have any advice?” asked the Ancestor of the Other Shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qing is far more complex than you think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xingyuan Master spoke lazily: “The artifact he fused into Shanhai Realm’s universe is a precious thing. Once war begins, I will hold off the Three World Gods and the Cosmic Tree for you—your task is to use Xingyuan to completely devour Shanhai Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Ancestors froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devour Shanhai Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the cosmic origin of a mere Semi-Divine civilization useful to Xingyuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Shanhai Realm benefit Xingyuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the three Ancestors knew little of Xingyuan’s origins, they understood that Xingyuan despised these small universes, craving only the origin—or even the entirety—of the main universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xingyuan Master spoke coolly: “Do as I say. If successful, defeating the Cosmic Tree and the Three World Gods will be easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Ancestors exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xingyuan Master closed his eyes once more, using Xingyuan’s origin to heal his wounds, his aura slowly rising again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within, he was anything but calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An alien cosmic origin! It’s an alien cosmic origin!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could such a remote, weak main universe produce such a vast alien cosmic origin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed hungrily at the still-expanding Shanhai Realm, his heart brimming with greed and longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his power, he could easily pierce through Shanhai Realm’s cosmic origin space; with his knowledge, he could instantly identify those powerful origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the origin of an ordinary small universe was worthless scrap iron, then the origin of an alien universe was true gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanhai Realm’s expansion to this scale was entirely due to the precious alien cosmic origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Main universe origin is hard to absorb—only gradual seepage is possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xingyuan Master observed Shanhai Realm with delight: “But this small universe has virtually no resistance—it can be plundered effortlessly. Once Xingyuan absorbs Shanhai Realm’s alien cosmic origin, the feedback will fully restore my injuries.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1230,"2026-06-20T02:41:36.491Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8ba1ef076f592f71452d001ca895dff6406aeecde21f4b8c662ba10f33d29dd7","lawful-tyrant-chapter-439","lawful-tyrant-chapter-437",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawful-tyrant-cover.jpg"]