Chapter 839: The Strongest Existence, the Origin Ancestor Appears

"Eternal and immortal, transcending all..."

Countless pieces of information flooded into his mind, and Lin Xuan instantly grasped the true meaning of the Eternal Heavenly Book.

As it turned out, what the Eternal Heavenly Book recorded was not a cultivation technique, but a "state." A state of eternity that transcends life and death, transcends time and space, and transcends everything.

"Eternal State—Immortal True Body!"

Lin Xuan's body suddenly became transparent, then solidified again. It looked unchanged, but its essence was completely different.

The burly man's fist slammed into him, yet it passed straight through.

"What?"

It was not just physical attacks; even the Dao of Extreme Cold and the Sealing Array had become ineffective against him.

"This is impossible!" the boy exclaimed in shock, "Your body... is not in this dimension?"

"No," Lin Xuan shook his head, "My body is in all dimensions, yet it is not in any dimension. This is eternity."

The Eternal State had fundamentally changed the form of his existence. He both existed and did not exist, both here and elsewhere. No attack could truly harm him.

"Playing god!" the burly man roared, "I don't believe I can't hit you!"

He unleashed his full strength, the muscles on his body swelling to their limit.

"Origin of Strength—Mountain-Opening, Sea-Splitting!"

This strike could even shatter the Dimension Barrier.

However, it still passed through Lin Xuan's body, causing no damage at all.

"It's useless," Lin Xuan said calmly, "In the Eternal State, I have already transcended the concept of 'damage'."

He took a step forward; it was a simple movement, yet it forced the three God Emperors to retreat simultaneously.

Because they felt a threat—a fatal threat.

"Now, it is my turn."

Lin Xuan raised his hand, and the power of eternity merged with the Chaos Dao.

"Eternity·Chaos—Light of Creation!"

An indescribable light bloomed. The light was not blinding, yet it was impossible to look at directly. Because that was the light of creation, the origin of all things.

The three God Emperors tried to resist, only to find their power constantly dissolving in the face of this light.

"Our Dao is collapsing?" the woman in white said in disbelief.

They were not being defeated, but "created" into something else. Their power, their Dao, and even their existence were being redefined.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, an ancient voice came from the deepest part of the higher dimension.

The light ceased, and everything returned to calm.

The three God Emperors, as if granted a reprieve, hurriedly knelt down: "Greetings, Origin Ancestor!"

Origin Ancestor!

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. Finally, the strongest existence had appeared.

Space twisted, and an aged figure slowly emerged.

It was an elder who looked extremely ordinary, wearing coarse linen clothes and holding a wooden staff. If not for the fact that the heavens and earth changed color and the ten thousand Daos bowed in submission when he appeared, no one would have associated him with the Origin Ancestor.

"An interesting little fellow." The Origin Ancestor looked Lin Xuan over, his cloudy eyes suddenly becoming clear, "The Eternal Heavenly Book... I didn't expect this thing to have fallen into the lower realm."

"You know of the Eternal Heavenly Book?" Lin Xuan asked vigilantly.

"Of course I do." The Origin Ancestor smiled, his smile filled with reminiscence, "Because... I wrote it."

What?!

Everyone present was shocked. The Eternal Heavenly Book was actually written by the Origin Ancestor?

"To be precise, it was my realization when I was young." The Origin Ancestor continued, "At that time, I had just transcended and had a slight understanding of the Eternal Dao, so I recorded it casually. I never expected it to fall into the lower realm and be comprehended by you."

Lin Xuan was silent. If the Eternal Heavenly Book was just a casual record by the Origin Ancestor, then how terrifying must the Origin Ancestor's true strength be?

"You are quite good." The Origin Ancestor nodded, "To be able to comprehend the Eternal State at the God King realm, your talent is no weaker than mine when I was young."

"So what?" Lin Xuan said coldly, "Are you going to personally destroy the heavens and the myriad worlds?"

"Destroy?" The Origin Ancestor shook his head, "You misunderstand. I have no interest in destroying the lower realm."

"Then why..."

"Because of the rules." The Origin Ancestor sighed, "The relationship between the higher dimension and the lower realm is a rule set by an even higher level. I am merely an executor of the rules."

An even higher level?

Lin Xuan's pupils constricted. Above the Origin Ancestor, there was actually an even higher existence?

"However..." the Origin Ancestor changed the subject, "the rules are not unbreakable."

He looked at Lin Xuan: "If you can pass my test, I can make an exception and let the heavens and the myriad worlds gain true freedom."

"What test?"

"Very simple." The Origin Ancestor raised his wooden staff, "Take three moves from me."

Three moves?

It sounded simple, but Lin Xuan knew it would never be that easy. Every one of the Origin Ancestor's three moves likely possessed the power to destroy the heavens and the earth.

"Come." Lin Xuan took a deep breath.

For the freedom of the heavens and the myriad worlds, he had to take these three moves.

"The first move."

The Origin Ancestor gently waved his wooden staff.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no destructive energy. It was just a simple wave.

But Lin Xuan felt the threat of death.

In his perception, the entire world was collapsing. It was not a physical collapse, but a conceptual disappearance.

"Return to Void," the Origin Ancestor said indifferently.

This move was to make everything return to nothingness, to return to its initial state.

Lin Xuan dared not be careless; he fully activated the Eternal State while simultaneously driving the nine great origins.

"Eternity is indestructible, Hun Dun is immortal!"

He anchored his own existence in eternity. Even if the world returned to void, he would still exist.

The two forces clashed, and ripples spread through the Void.

Finally, the power of Return to Void dissipated, and Lin Xuan was still standing.

"Not bad, you have withstood the first move," the Origin Ancestor praised, "The second move."

The wooden staff swung again.

This time, Lin Xuan felt time flowing backward. It was not simple time reversal, but his existence being erased.

He was becoming younger, becoming weaker, and would eventually become nothingness.

"Reversal of Origin," the Origin Ancestor said.

This move was to reverse the origin of everything, letting existence return to before its birth.

"Time is ineffective against me!"

Lin Xuan drove the origin of time, wanting to resist the reversal. But he discovered that the Origin Ancestor's reversal was not on the level of time, but on the level of existence.

"Then I shall transcend existence!"

Lin Xuan grew ruthless and directly burned his origins. The nine great origins burned simultaneously, erupting with terrifying power.

"Burning your origins? You're mad!" the three God Emperors exclaimed.

Although burning origins could grant powerful strength, the price was permanent loss. Once the origins were burned out, Lin Xuan would perish completely.

But Lin Xuan had no choice. Facing the Origin Ancestor's attack, if he did not risk his life, he would die.

Under the power of the burning origins, the reversal was forcibly halted.

"Using burning origins to resist, you have courage," the Origin Ancestor nodded, "But in this state, what will you use to take the third move?"

Lin Xuan's aura was weak, and the aftereffects of burning his origins began to take hold. His realm was falling, and his power was draining away.

"Come ahead," he still stood straight.

"The third move, and also the strongest move."

The Origin Ancestor's expression became serious. He gripped the wooden staff with both hands and slowly raised it.

The heavens and earth changed color, and the ten thousand Daos wailed. An indescribable pressure descended, and even the high dimensions trembled.

"Opening of the Heavens."