Chapter 681: 14 Evolution of the Inner World (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 681: Chapter 14 Evolution of the Inner World (Please Subscribe)

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“Finally… I’ve grasped the Rule of Time.”

Lin Yuan’s face was vibrant, having mastered the Rule of Time as a Ninth Rank being.

In the vast Main Universe, such a precedent had never before been set.

Because it was too difficult to achieve.

Even in the records of the Magic Jade Tower and the Profound Yellow Lineage, only the fabled Innate Temporal Beings and a very few wondrous creatures could accomplish this feat.

The so-called Temporal Life forms are mysterious beings capable of traveling back and forth across numerous timelines.

The ultimate end of cultivation for a Twelfth-Rank Supreme Being is to transform into a Temporal Life form.

“The Rule of Time.” Lin Yuan closed his eyes.

Having comprehended the Rule of Time, Lin Yuan’s physical soul underwent no change.

But he could palpably sense the existence of the vast River of Time.

It should be known that before comprehending the Rule of Time, even an Eleventh-Rank Powerhouse would not sense the River of Time.

To be ignorant of the mountain when one is in the midst of it.

“I am now capable of significantly slowing my own flow of time,” Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Before understanding the Rule of Time, Lin Yuan could slow down his own time flow, but it was far from significant.

But now, Lin Yuan could slow his own experience of time by a thousand, ten thousand, or even by hundreds of thousands of times.

Tens of thousands of years might pass in the outside world, while Lin Yuan would experience only one year.

This is also the main method by which those powerful Ancient Gods in the depths of the universe prolong their lifespans.

A small portion of Ancient Gods have the conditions to attempt the Ultimate, but they dare not try for fear of failure.

Thus, they keep waiting for an opportunity, prolonging their lifespans over one epoch after another by slowing down their time flow.

Of course, in the eyes of these Ancient Gods, the time they live through might just be ten years or several decades, yet for the Main Universe, billions of years have passed.

“Slowing the flow of time is of no use to me,” Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

He had plenty of life left and had no need to cling to existence in such a manner.

“The River of Time?” Lin Yuan looked towards the universe around him, and within the hazy mist, he seemed to see a mighty Long River flowing endlessly.

The most important point after comprehending the Rule of Time was the realization of one’s own struggle within the River of Time.

Compared to the perspective when the Xia Qin Supreme Being took him to the ‘shore’ to escape the bondage of the River of Time, Lin Yuan’s current perspective was from within the River of Time itself.

The two perspectives were utterly different.

What could be seen from the latter was far less in both depth and breadth than the former.

“I’m too small within the River of Time,” Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

The stronger one’s strength, the larger their reflection in the River of Time. Although Lin Yuan had grasped the Rule of Time, he was, after all, only a Ninth-Rank being.

Even if his Life Essence was comparable to a Grade A Tier 10 being, in the River of Time he was still inconspicuous.

Within the River of Time, ordinary Eleventh-Rank beings are but ‘small fish’, while those who comprehend the Rule of Time at Eleventh Rank are considered ‘big fish’.

And Lin Yuan? Despite comprehending the Rule of Time, his essence of life was still too weak; right now, he could probably only count as a mayfly.

“Previously at the ‘shore’, observing the River, I saw a ‘big fish’ whose body covered half the riverbed. I wonder what level of Eleventh-Rank being that was?”

Lin Yuan suddenly thought.

If it’s in the River of Time, then it’s still Eleventh Rank.

But capable of covering half the riverbed? That signifies a terrifyingly strong essence of life.

“The shore?” Lin Yuan tried to look towards the shore but found it to be just a blur; beings within the river can’t peek at the scenes of the shore.

“I’m now fully capable of leaping up and briefly leaving the river, but I’d better not,” Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

A life that has comprehended the Rule of Time can, with all its might, briefly leap out of the River of Time, but by doing so, it would fall into the sight of the Supreme Beings on the shore.

Lin Yuan wasn’t worried about the nine Supreme Beings of Human Civilization, but other Supreme Beings in this universe… many Supreme Beings hold deep malice against Human Civilization.

“Swim against the current?”

Lin Yuan turned his head, looking towards the distant past.

One by one, lives that had perished in the past emerged before his eyes. The further he looked into the distant past, the more life phantoms appeared.

All these beings started at Sixth Rank; Lin Yuan simply couldn’t see those below Sixth Rank.

“In theory, I now have the ability to ‘fish out’ people…” Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Of course, theory is just theory. With Lin Yuan’s current strength and essence of life, even ‘fishing out’ a Sixth-Rank being would instantly be crushed by the backlash from the Main Universe and the River of Time.

Even an Eleventh-Rank Powerhouse couldn’t withstand the backlash from resurrecting a Sixth-Rank life. So far, only a Supreme Being can easily fish out those who have died and bring them to the most recent time span for resurrection.

Supreme Beings are too powerful. Only reviving an Eleventh-Rank Life would make them exercise caution, and even then, only a terribly formidable Eleventh-Rank Life at that.

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The River of Time.

The shore.

The nine Supreme Beings of Human Civilization stand in a row here.

Further away,

The Xia Qin Supreme Being is doing the same, quietly overlooking the surface of the river.

Suddenly.

The Xia Qin Supreme Being’s expression shifted ever so slightly.

A subtle ripple from the depths of the River of Time alerted him that a life form was peering towards the shore.

Typically, such disturbances mean that some being has understood the Rule of Time, realizing they are but ‘fish’ in the River of Time, and are attempting to look towards the shore.

“Has a being comprehended the Rule of Time?” Xia Qin Supreme Being’s thoughts spread out.

If it had been before, he wouldn’t have given it too much thought. The River of Time is immeasurably vast, encompassing not just the many beings of the present, but also countless lives from the past.

The occasional emergence of a life form that has grasped the Rule of Time is nothing out of the ordinary.

That alone is evident when other Supreme Beings show not the slightest interest.

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Yet Xia Qin Supreme Being felt a vague guess in his heart.

Could the life that comprehended the Rule of Time be that little guy?

Xia Qin Supreme Being started to look forward to it secretly.

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Milky Way Main Star.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, sending a wisp of his will into his Inner World.

Hum.

As the Rule of Time was fully comprehended, the Rule of Time became a pillar within his Inner World, supporting it alongside Space Rules and many other rules.

Rumble rumble.

A special transformation occurred within the Inner World.

In Lin Yuan’s direct perception, the Inner World hadn’t expanded a bit, nor had its Spatial Layers increased by one.

But with the integration of the Rule of Time, Lin Yuan vaguely felt that his Inner World became ‘complete.’

It was as if the previous Inner World had been ‘incomplete’ and now was finally ‘refilled’ to become ‘whole.’

“Is this the ‘independance’ of the Inner World?” Lin Yuan mused with a thoughtful expression.

With both the Rule of Time and Space Rules, the space-time within the Inner World was no longer dependent on the Main Universe; strictly speaking, the Inner World and the Main Universe existed on the same level—

Both were worlds with space-time.

The difference was merely that the Main Universe was countless times larger than the Inner World, but no matter how vast the difference, both belonged to the World—

Both direct descendants of the Chaos Void.

“How wonderful, this is the independent Inner World?” Lin Yuan muttered to himself, and at this moment, his Inner World could isolate itself from the perception of the Main Universe.

It’s known that… the Main Universe can sense everything within the Inner World.

When Lin Yuan ended his journey in the Spirit Realm and deduced dozens of Cosmic Forces, the Main Universe sensed it, with Origin Forces of the Universe lingering outside his Inner World—

Just waiting for Lin Yuan to open it up and let the dozens of Cosmic Forces adapt to the Main Universe.

But now… Lin Yuan had a feeling that even if there were treasures desired by the Main Universe within his Inner World, they would not be detected.

Because, to the Main Universe, the Inner World was now completely isolated; both had become ‘independant’ and complete.

“Although there is no change in combat power, I am ‘freer’ now,” Lin Yuan said with a smile appearing on his face.

To say there was no change in combat power wasn’t entirely accurate, as Lin Yuan’s mastery over time had become unfathomably stronger than before after comprehending the Rule of Time.

Even if he could not match Tenth-Rank Grade A in direct combat power, he could play with those at Tenth-Rank Grade A using his understanding of the Rule of Time.

For example, now, Lin Yuan could use the Rule of Time to cast Time Prison, and those at Tenth-Rank Grade A would need to struggle for at least half an hour to break free, even if they exerted all their strength.

Half an hour? The dishes would be cold by then.

“Hmm?”

“After comprehending the Rule of Time, the transformation speed of my Inner World began to surge?” Lin Yuan’s expression subtly changed.

The breakthrough from Ninth Rank to Tenth Rank is a slow transformation process; according to Lin Yuan’s own estimate, it would take about a hundred years to complete.

But now, Lin Yuan estimated that it would take only sixty or seventy years for him.

“Comprehending the Rule of Time actually comes with such benefits?” Lin Yuan felt pleased.

Although there would be no variables in his breakthrough to Tenth Rank given his foundation, the earlier he steps into Tenth Rank, the better.

“Xia Qin Supreme Being once said that an independent Inner World will receive Origin infusion from the Chaos Void during a Great Realm transition, and that would be a major opportunity,” Lin Yuan looked forward with slight anticipation.

An infusion of Origin from the Chaos Void? Theoretically, this treatment should only be available to Eleventh-Rank Life challenging the Ultimate.

Yet Lin Yuan was enjoying it in his Ninth Rank challenge to Tenth Rank. If it spread out, it would make many Eleventh-Rank Lives jealous to the point of madness.

“Right.”

“It’s time to see Xia Qin Supreme Being.”

Lin Yuan collected his thoughts and immediately started to connect his consciousness to the Virtual World.

Xia Qin Supreme Being had once instructed Lin Yuan if he could comprehend the Rule of Time at Ninth Rank, he must seek him out again.

Lin Yuan’s comprehension of the Rule of Time had been greatly aided by Xia Qin Supreme Being; without the latter leading him to escape from the River of Time, Lin Yuan might have been able to understand the Rule of Time—

But it would have been greatly delayed, perhaps even dragged out to Tenth Rank.

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Virtual World.

Supreme Being’s personal world.

Xia Qin Supreme Being was seated high on his throne.

“Hmm?”

“The little guy has come to find me?”

Xia Qin Supreme Being’s heart stirred as he suddenly remembered the faint ripple he had felt by the ‘shore’ of the River of Time just now.

“Could it be, that ripple really came from Lin Yuan?”

Xia Qin Supreme Being’s heart fluttered with excitement; previously, it was just a conjecture.

Soon.

Lin Yuan’s figure appeared below.

“Supreme Being,” Lin Yuan bowed slightly and said.

“Have you comprehended the Rule of Time?” Xia Qin Supreme Being asked directly.

A rare trace of anxiousness flickered across his expression.

How did Xia Qin Supreme Being know… Lin Yuan was somewhat perplexed, but he still answered, “Yes.”

“Comprehending the Rule of Time…” Xia Qin Supreme Being’s tone was rarely vibrant, “Good, good, good!”