Chapter 455: The Stone of Ultimate Truth

The Master of Light's expression changed drastically.

He simply could not understand how things had suddenly turned out this way.

It was as if an ambitious emperor had constantly waged war, finally unified the world, and become the supreme emperor of the world.

But suddenly, one day, someone came over, brought proof of ownership of the world, and said that this world was his private property.

How could the Master of Light endure this?

He looked at that cluster of Fire, white radiance overflowing from his eyes: "I... by what right do you become the Mandate of Heaven? I am not reconciled!"

The Master of Light struck instantly, and endless radiance rushed toward Lin Chao, that is, the burning cluster of Fire.

Lin Chao did not care at all.

He looked at the Master of Light, his voice indifferent: "Your light is merely the light of one person alone.

The Fire of civilization, however, is the fire of all living beings.

Therefore, you are the Child of Destiny.

And I am the Mandate of Heaven, which is to say, your father."

Lin Chao, having transformed into the Heavenly Dao, stated a fact that made the Master of Light very embarrassed in a very serious tone.

As he spoke, the Fire continued to spread.

The radiance that came into contact was instantly assimilated.

The Master of Light's greatest reliance was the Mandate of Heaven.

He was the Child of Destiny of this world, the favorite of the world.

Yet now, the Mandate of Heaven of this world had changed.

His greatest reliance was gone.

And Lin Chao had become the true ultimate limit of this world.

The gap between the two was like that between a god and a mortal.

Lin Chao, incarnated as the Heavenly Dao, also had many realizations.

This world was created by the Father God.

In the definition of the Father God, the Heavenly Dao was the limit.

Unless Lin Chao's true strength exceeded the Father God, or he possessed some special characteristic, this definition would not change.

That was why Lin Chao had replaced the Heavenly Dao of this world.

Only in this way could he leave this world.

As for dealing with the Master of Light, that was just something done in passing.

The Fire of civilization burned continuously.

The Master of Light was already somewhat insane at this moment.

His personality was inherently paranoid; otherwise, he would not have walked the path of all spirits returning to one.

The two collided constantly.

The Master of Light remained at a disadvantage throughout.

Or rather, the two were simply not on the same level.

"Light will not be defeated!"

"The world will surely be filled with light everywhere!"

The Master of Light let out a divine chant.

All the masters, as well as the gods he had refined, underwent tremendous changes at this moment.

Their divine bodies shattered, and their souls turned into dust.

In the end... they all turned into... radiance!

At this moment, in this world, there was no Master of Light, only radiance.

The Master of Light clearly intended to replace the Fire of civilization with his own radiance and seize control of the Heavenly Dao.

An Qian saw this scene and sighed inwardly.

It had to be said that the Master of Light was truly selfless, willing to have himself cease to exist just so that the world would be filled with light everywhere.

However, she looked at that cluster of Fire, a trace of sorrow in her eyes.

She had ultimately deceived Lin Chao, telling him that if he left this world, he would be able to see the person he cared about most in his heart.

But Lin Chao, having incarnated as the Heavenly Dao, could no longer leave this world.

Or rather, the Lin Chao of the past was no longer there.

The current Heavenly Dao was not Lin Chao.

The meaning represented by incarnating as the Heavenly Dao... even in the primordial era, even in the last epoch, before the Great Destruction, not just anyone could merge with the Heavenly Dao.

And those great beings who merged with the Heavenly Dao undoubtedly lost their sense of self and became the Heavenly Dao.

There were only... a few variables.

However, there were only a few variables in an entire epoch.

The world Lin Chao was in was just a barren world, a world that should have been destroyed and was incomplete; it was impossible for such a variable to appear.

On the other side, the Fire of civilization was burning, and endless radiance spread over, seemingly wanting to swallow the Fire of civilization.

Lin Chao's heart was calm, and he said: "The Mandate of Heaven is not so easy to hold."

Having said that, he abandoned all resistance and placed the core of the Heavenly Dao before the endless radiance.

The endless radiance, even without the conscious control of the Master of Light, displayed an urgent and greedy posture.

All the radiance, without any hesitation, rushed directly into the very core of the Heavenly Dao.

"No!" the last remaining consciousness of the Master of Light let out a miserable howl.

The radiance shattered into segments, into fragments.

The radiance was gradually fading, with the fire of civilization flickering within it.

An Qian saw this scene without any surprise.

This result was within her expectations.

The Heavenly Dao is an extremely special thing.

Within the Heavenly Dao, it contains massive amounts of information and endless Rules.

Order, disorder, chaos, absolute.

These things are not something that a powerhouse of a low-limit small world can bear.

Even in a Great World, the living beings capable of bearing the pollution of the Heavenly Dao are few and far between.

An Qian was very puzzled as to how Lin Chao managed to bear the pollution of the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, she also sensed that Lin Chao seemed to have preserved a wisp of his own consciousness.

This was almost impossible!

At the same time, An Qian felt immense surprise and excitement.

The Master of Light was destined to fall.

She would then be able to take the Source back to her tribe.

The tribe would then be able to continue.

Above the Heavenly Vault, flames spread.

The purest, whitest radiance was burned into sunset clouds, as red and bright as blood.

In the end, the radiance dissipated, becoming sunset clouds.

The Master of Light found it hard to understand even until his death.

He was the Child of Destiny.

He had always valued this identity.

In just a moment's time, how had his home been stolen and his father replaced by someone else?

His paranoia achieved him, but it also offended Lin Chao.

Otherwise, after Lin Chao merged into the Heavenly Dao of this world, he would not have gone to find the Master of Light at all, and would have left this world directly.

The Master of Light would still be the Child of Destiny.

The fire of civilization pulsed, emitting a profound aura.

The God of Metal, the Daughter of the White Snake, Eyun Xiaojie, and other gods were shocked beyond measure.

Diya looked at that cluster of flames, a trace of desolation flashing through his heart.

The players, however, were very excited.

They had won the city defense battle.

They also did not know what would be greeting them.

……

On An Qian's hair, a few more strands of white hair were added.

She stood on the vast earth, looking at the nearby cluster of flames, and a look of joy appeared in her eyes: "Lin, thank you."

"If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to obtain the Source, and my tribe might... not have been able to survive this great tribulation."

The fire of civilization, which was Lin Chao, looked toward An Qian: "Where do you come from?"

Lin Chao's voice was already somewhat stiff, or rather, sluggish.

The consciousness of the Heavenly Dao was constantly polluting him.

Even though he had the No-Refusal Dao Heart to resist it.

However, this was the price of merging with the Heavenly Dao, or rather, this was not pollution.

Instead, it was nourishment.

Therefore, at this moment, the No-Refusal Dao Heart could not play much of a role.

Of course, if not for the No-Refusal Dao Heart, Lin Chao might have been like the Master of Light, completely unable to merge with the Heavenly Dao.

"I come from... a place called Jianxi." An Qian's gaze became warm, "There is no sunlight there, no plants, no bacteria, and no Rules."

"However, there is a very beautiful river there."

"That river is also the hope for our survival."

"However, that river is now nearly dried up, which is why I came here to find the Source."

"Otherwise, my tribe would not be able to continue to survive."

Lin Chao was silent.

This world is very large, and what he knows is but the tip of the iceberg.

"What is the Source?"

Lin Chao continued to ask.

"The Source..." A fervent look appeared in An Qian's eyes, "You should know about divine offices, they are a type of Rule, right?"

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded.

The gods of the Main World also need to have a God Position to become gods.

A God Position is also a type of Rule.

"If you have been to the Main World, you should know."

"The Rules of the Main World and the Rules of this world are not universal."

"And for different worlds, the Rules actually also have certain differences."

Lin Chao acknowledged An Qian's words.

An Eighth Rank deity is not omnipotent.

In a small world, an Eighth Rank deity can slaughter all living beings upon it, but cannot destroy the entire world.

Yet a Nine-Tier Main God can destroy a small world.

The gap between a Main God and a deity is, in fact, the gap in destructive power.

Both grasp the same kind of Rule.

For the current Lin Chao, however, it is not a qualitative improvement.

"Source, also known as the Stone of Ultimate Truth," An Qian began, "Ultimate Truth can actually be considered a kind of Rule, but it is higher-level than a Rule.

If one were to say that a Rule only applies to a certain world.

Then Ultimate Truth applies to... any world.

Or rather, any observable world.

Or perhaps, any world that possesses an observer."

"Ultimate Truth." Lin Chao was silent, "Does the Fate-Master Realm grasp Ultimate Truth?"

"You know of Fate-Master?" An Qian was surprised, then laughed, "You must have seen the Divine Soul remnant shadow of Situ.

The Fate-Master Realm certainly cannot grasp Ultimate Truth.

Fate-Master merely represents truly grasping one's own destiny.

Of course, I do not know much about Fate-Master.

I only know that grasping Ultimate Truth should be above Fate-Master."

"Thank you for informing me." Lin Chao's voice became increasingly indifferent.

"This Source... has already lost its Ultimate Truth.

To you, it has no use at all.

But to my race, it is a life-saving thing, so I cannot give it to you," An Qian said.

Lin Chao had no greedy thoughts in his heart, nor any intention to seize the Source.

"May I ask you a question?" An Qian looked at Lin Chao.

"Mm."

"According to my observations, you will become my male pet and will betray me at the final moment.

Why... is your behavior different from my observations?" An Qian's eyes held a trace of curiosity, "By the way, I reside in the Jianxi, so I can also be considered an observer.

On the scale of time, one can see the... past and future of some worlds."

Lin Chao did not answer.

An Qian continued to chuckle: "All things have variables; what I observe is not necessarily true, you do not need to answer.

Lin, thank you, I must go."

"Man."

Lin Chao saw that An Qian's hair had many more silver strands.

Her skin was also aging at an imperceptible speed.

An Qian... left this world.

Lin Chao felt somewhat melancholy; was it... time for him to leave as well?

Inside the Temple, Shivana held Xiao Bing's hand tightly, her spirit somewhat dazed.

Just now, she went to see Eyun Xiaojie, and Eyun Xiaojie told her that merging with the Heavenly Dao and becoming the Heavenly Dao would cause one's consciousness to gradually dissipate.

In other words, in order to oppose the Light Master, His Highness she...

Shivana held Xiao Bing, without words, waiting quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Shivana's eyes.

"Your Highness!"

Just then, not far from her, a cluster of leaping Fire appeared.

A look of joy also appeared on Xiao Bing's face: "Daddy!"

Lin Chao looked at the two, a look of gratification appearing in his eyes.

After An Qian left, he went to the Abyss and helped Heiniu bring back the soul of Norma, which was Xiaomeng, and gave it to Heiniu.

Then he came here to make his final farewell.

"Shivana, help me take good care of Xiao Bing." Lin Chao's voice was extremely indifferent.

Shivana was still wearing red armor; her gaze was firm as she nodded: "I will."

"Xiao Bing, follow Sister Shivana well." Lin Chao instructed again.

His original intention was not to leave any attachments in this world.

But An Qian was right; all things possess variables.

Xiao Bing seemed to have understood something long ago; at this moment, she did not cry as she usually did, but instead had a smile on her face: "Daddy, are you going to leave this world?"

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded, and he looked at Shivana, "I am going to leave this world."

"Daddy, I will wait for you to return with Sister Shivana." Today, Xiao Bing was exceptionally obedient and well-behaved.

Lin Chao was silent.

Shivana's body trembled slightly at this moment: "Your Highness... Eyun Xiaojie told me that merging with the Heavenly Dao will cause consciousness to dissipate, is that right?"

"Yes." After hesitating for a moment, Lin Chao replied, "However... I must leave this world.

The Fire of Civilization will remain in this world and become the new Heavenly Dao."

"However... the Fire of Civilization is no longer me."

"Ah?" Shivana was somewhat puzzled, then she suddenly thought of something, and a look of surprise burst forth in her eyes, "His Highness, the leaving you speak of is..."

His Highness's consciousness will not dissipate?

But will leave this world instead?

Lin Chao did not answer, but instead said: "I am leaving, cultivate well.

I hope to see you..."

Lin Chao's voice grew fainter and fainter.

"His Highness, may I hug you?" Shivana saw that Lin Chao's state was not right, and in the end, she could not help but ask, her eyes filled with anticipation, or even, some pleading.

"Mm..."

Shivana stepped forward, hugging that ball of Fire tightly.

A searing burning sensation struck, incomparably painful, yet she felt a tremendous sense of happiness.

The flame of the Fire of Civilization continued to flicker.

Burning her armor, burning her hair, burning her skin.

She endured the bone-deep pain, yet was unwilling to let go.

This is His Highness's warmth.

She only wished for time to pass more slowly.

For her sensations to be more vivid.

An indifferent voice came.

"Hold Xiao Bing's hand tightly..."

The world returned to silence.

Shivana looked at the empty Temple, a trace of loneliness flashing in her eyes.

His Highness has left.

She lowered her head, unable to see her feet, and upon her fair, full breasts, at the buds, there was a wisp of a flame mark.

That is His Highness's trace.

She reached out a finger, touching the flame mark, a look of satisfaction appearing on her face.

"His Highness, the things I promised you, I will definitely accomplish."

She reached out her hand, and a set of clothes appeared on her body again.

She held Xiao Bing's hand, and the two figures, one large and one small, left the Temple.

PS: (This paragraph is not charged) Regarding the subsequent plot, that is, the upcoming plot, I struggled for a long time, but I will write it after all.

However... it might not be very likable, because the male lead's presence... will be reduced quite a bit.

(End of this chapter)