Chapter 1277: 28: Eternal Painting

Chapter 1277: Chapter 28: Eternal Painting

“This sword strike?”

The white-robed man’s scalp tingled; his strength surpassed the powerful beings in the previous two gigantic paintings.

Therefore, when faced with the sword strike unleashed by Lin Yuan, he wasn’t immediately obliterated without any reaction, returning to the painting.

The white-robed man reacted and swiftly mounted a resistance, with runes spreading throughout the void.

The runes that the white-robed man conjured were incredibly dense and hinted at infinite brilliance.

But it was of no use.

In front of the black and white sword light that divided heaven and earth, all runes were obliterated.

In an instant.

The black and white sword light reached the white-robed man.

The white-robed man sighed softly and closed his eyes.

Rustle.

Immediately after.

The white-robed man’s form disintegrated like the powerful beings within the previous two gigantic paintings.

However, compared to the golden-armored youth and charming woman, the white-robed man’s disintegrated form did not return to the painting.

It reconsolidated.

“Hmm?”

Lin Yuan looked at the white-robed man.

There was an unavoidable expression of surprise.

Although that strike was not his strongest move, it was still a full-strength attack.

A full-strength attack in a regular state.

According to Lin Yuan’s estimate, the power of this strike should be undodgeable by even ten Abyss Dragons.

And this strike contained the Chaos Yin-Yang Taiji Dao, possessing an infinite destructive force that would obliterate the physical body, soul, and spirit, making recovery impossible for that true form.

In Lin Yuan’s insight, if he cultivated his Chaos Yin-Yang Taiji Dao to the third level, it would encompass causality. Enemies slain by this Dao, under the pull of causality, would find even their true forms and back-up life-preserving methods affected.

Simply put, those below the thirteenth rank were as vulnerable as ants before Lin Yuan, devoid of any life-preserving means.

“Don’t overthink it.”

“You’ve already passed the test.”

The white-robed man looked at Lin Yuan, seemingly perceiving something, and said, “I recondensed using the power of the gigantic painting. Without it, under your sword strike, I would have been utterly annihilated.”

The white-robed man scrutinized Lin Yuan closely.

As the most perfect and powerful life painted by the Master of Wushan, since his birth, no existence had ever managed to defeat him head-on.

Not even those Eternal Sons were exceptions.

There were many test spaces created by the Master of Wushan, and since the great changes in heaven and earth, many powerful beings had come to undertake tests, including some Eternal Sons and Destiny’s Children born under the threat of magic catastrophes.

But those who passed the test did so only by employing some desperate measure to bypass the white-robed man and enter through the entrance.

No one, like Lin Yuan, had ever directly eradicated the white-robed man with a single sword strike—and instantaneously at that.

The white-robed man himself never imagined that one day he would be so easily defeated by a being lower than the Eternal Lord, let alone those Source Demons.

“Thank you for the match.”

Lin Yuan instantly understood.

He looked at the white-robed man and nodded slightly.

It must be said, the white-robed man was, thus far, the strongest being below the thirteenth rank Lin Yuan had encountered.

Even the Abyss Dragon from the first Origin World seemed inadequate before the white-robed man.

But unfortunately, the white-robed man encountered Lin Yuan.

A thousand years ago, Lin Yuan’s strength had surpassed the Abyss Dragon and wasn’t weaker than the current white-robed man.

Especially after a millennium’s cultivation, with significant advancements in rule comprehension and the development of a hundred-billion-particle world.

A hundred-billion-particle world, which had been reshaped by the “Infinite Void,” granted Lin Yuan terrifying augmentation.

Upon arriving in this Origin World, Lin Yuan gathered all resources, forsook the cultivation of the two Primordial Spirits, and focused solely on developing the particle world, showing how this method benefited his elevation.

“There’s no need to mention thanks.”

The white-robed man shook his head, “I’m indeed not your match, not by far.”

The white-robed man candidly admitted.

The gap between him and Lin Yuan was too large.

Even after obliterating the golden-armored youth from the first gigantic painting and the charming woman from the second, Lin Yuan’s sword strike still annihilated him.

This meant he couldn’t even withstand the residual power of that sword strike.

“Among the six test-takers who passed, you are the strongest, probably the most powerful lifeform under the Eternal Lord. I hope you can fulfill the Master of Wushan’s expectations and completely eradicate the magic catastrophe.”

The white-robed man looked at Lin Yuan, lost in thought, his form disintegrating, returning to the painting.

The reason he reconsolidated using the power of the gigantic painting was simply to see what kind of existence could defeat him with a single sword strike.

That’s all.

“Completely eradicate the magic catastrophe?”

Lin Yuan did not respond.

According to the golden figure’s meaning.

The purpose behind the Master of Wushan creating many test spaces.

Was to nurture a new Eternal Lord.

In other words, to eradicate the magic catastrophe, one must become the new Eternal Lord.

And the Eternal Lord… Although in the future timeline seen by the six patriarchs of the first Origin World, Lin Yuan was almost certain to become thirteenth rank.

Without a hundred percent certainty, Lin Yuan always felt uneasy.

This is also the reason why Lin Yuan traveled to the second source world before attempting to break through to the thirteenth tier.

He wanted to acquire more accumulations to break through to the thirteenth tier.

If Lin Yuan were like other strong beings, the hope of breaking through to the thirteenth tier would be slim.

Perhaps he would have just pushed forward recklessly, since everyone is in the same boat, barefoot with nothing to lose.

But the more confident he was, the more cautious Lin Yuan became, because he wasn’t exactly barefoot.

Woosh.

Lin Yuan took a step forward.

Arriving at the very center of heaven and earth, in front of that small entrance gate.

Swoosh!

A golden figure appeared, standing beside the small entrance gate.

“Congratulations on successfully passing the test.” The golden figure looked at Lin Yuan with a complex expression.

In the past, when a cultivator passed the test, he would certainly feel delighted, as this meant that the arrangements of the Master of Wushan had worked.

If none of the examiners passed the inheritance left by the Master of Wushan, then what was the purpose of the many test spaces?

However, the scene of Lin Yuan passing the test began to shatter the golden figure’s understanding.

Even when Lin Yuan’s true self descended upon the test space, the commotion he caused was already greatly underestimated by the golden figure.

But then he slayed the strong beings in three large paintings with one strike, especially the last painting, which was considered by the Master of Wushan to be the most perfect and strongest existence beneath the Eternal Lord.

The man in white was the most perfect and strongest being beneath the Eternal Lord.

So what did that make Lin Yuan?

Does this mean the Master of Wushan was wrong?

How could the Eternal Lord, who oversees countless future timelines, possibly be wrong?

“I wonder if the Master of Wushan has seen this scene now….”

The golden figure remarked with a sense of emotion.

The Eternal Lord can clearly see many future timelines, and when the Master of Wushan created numerous test spaces, he probably watched them too and might have known how many examiners would pass the test in the eons to come.

Probably did not see… Lin Yuan mused inwardly upon hearing this.

He descended to this source world through the Myriad Realms Gate, and the Myriad Realms Gate transcends all timelines, outside the observation of many time beings.

In the first source world, the six ancestors could not see Lin Yuan’s arrival in the future before he descended, not even a single timeline, because they could not observe the Myriad Realms Gate, nor could they determine Lin Yuan’s descent.

It was only after Lin Yuan fully descended to the first source world, appearing in that source world’s timeline, that by watching the timeline of Lin Yuan’s arrival could they observe a timeline where Lin Yuan existed.

As for before Lin Yuan’s arrival, looking at the timeline from before he descended, they could not see Lin Yuan’s existence.

This is the same for this source world.

Lin Yuan has been in this source world for over a thousand years, and when the Master of Wushan created multiple test spaces, it was before the great upheaval of heaven and earth. From watching the future from that time, they likely could not detect any trace of Lin Yuan, let alone see Lin Yuan passing the test.

Of course.

The fundamental principle inside is known only to Lin Yuan.

As for those time beings? They probably think it’s due to their own limited power? Limited timelines they can observe, not discovering the timelines where Lin Yuan exists?

In fact, as long as Lin Yuan does not descend to a certain source world, even if all timelines of that source world are observed, there won’t be any trace of Lin Yuan.

“Where exactly is the Master of Wushan now?” Lin Yuan asked.

Before entering this test space, the golden figure answered some of Lin Yuan’s doubts, such as how the Demon God was not the true source of the ‘magic’ disaster?

But what Lin Yuan wanted to know more, the golden figure couldn’t conveniently disclose to him.

“The Master of Wushan…” The golden figure remained silent, thought for a while, then spoke, “Since you have passed the test, it shows there is hope to eradicate the ‘magic’ disaster, then many secrets can be shared with you.”

The golden figure gazed at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan immediately listened intently.

“The Master of Wushan, during the time of great transformation, the day the ‘magic’ disaster descended, was trapped in a certain space-time.” The golden figure said.

“Trapped in a certain space-time?”

Lin Yuan was startled.

How could a dignified thirteenth-tier time life also be trapped?

“One cannot say trapped exactly, it was the Master of Wushan who chose to be trapped.”

The golden figure thought for a moment, then said.

“I see.”

Lin Yuan nodded.

A thirteenth-tier time life can view future timelines, definitely able to see the scene of being trapped.

The Master of Wushan precisely got trapped after weighing the results of many timelines, believing that being trapped was the best outcome, so chose to be trapped willingly.

“Not only the Master of Wushan, but the other Eternal Lords are trapped, unable to directly interfere with heaven and earth, they can only exert influence through the arrangements set before the great transformation…”

The golden figure continued.

“All the Eternal Lords are trapped? Or willingly chose to be trapped?”

Lin Yuan’s thoughts spread wide; what could cause all the Eternal Lords to choose this outcome?

“Because of what were they trapped?” Lin Yuan pursued.

“I truly don’t know.”

The golden figure shook his head and said, “But once you become the new Eternal Lord, you will definitely know.”

After saying this, the golden figure then glanced at the small entrance gate beside him, “Since you have passed the test, you can obtain the inheritance left by the Master of Wushan…”

The golden figure finished speaking.

The small entrance gate emitted an invisible fluctuation.

Lin Yuan’s consciousness melded into the entrance, and in a trance, he saw a massive painting.

A painting encompassing the eternal universe and heavens.