Chapter 716

In the upcoming future timelines, there’s over a 90% chance that Lin Yuan will come into contact with a time lifeform.

The reason likely lies with the old master of the jade gourd—namely, that thirteenth-rank time lifeform.

A look of realization surfaced on Lin Yuan’s face. A thirteenth-rank time lifeform could observe countless future timelines.

But between different timelines, the involvement of thirteenth-rank wills comes into play.

Once a time lifeform encounter occurs in a future timeline—

Each thirteenth-rank's decision will lead to a different outcome.

Take Lin Yuan, for example.

After realizing that he was about to come into contact with a thirteenth-rank entity—

He could choose to meet.

Or choose not to meet.

The outcome was entirely up to him.

"Let's meet."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in the desolate void.

He had no intention of avoiding the thirteenth-rank time lifeform in the Chaos Void.

Since the other party had taken an interest in him, they had surely seen both his past and future.

There was no point in hiding.

And with Lin Yuan's current power—

If he went all out, he wasn’t any weaker than an ordinary thirteenth-rank time lifeform.

Not to mention, he had numerous life-preserving means.

Especially his true bodies from the other two Source Worlds.

Chaotic energy drifted about.

Lin Yuan sat there quietly.

A different kind of emotion stirred within him.

In the second Source World, the thirteen Eternal Lords had approached him—

And Lin Yuan had been completely unaware beforehand.

In the first Source World, the various Ancestors paid him a visit.

If not for Ancestor Liyang informing him, Lin Yuan wouldn’t have known either.

But this time, he knew in advance that a thirteenth-rank time lifeform would come to see him.

And he waited here early.

This sense of being in control, of shaping a future he had chosen for himself, stirred something within Lin Yuan.

Moments later—

The surrounding time-space subtly froze.

Seven figures silently appeared not far from Lin Yuan.

“Milky Way,” the leading figure, 'Lord Mo Xu', greeted in a gentle tone.

The six time lifeforms behind him also wore friendly smiles.

Having realized that Lin Yuan’s future was limitless and that he was almost certainly destined to become a Time Lord—

These time lifeforms’ first thought was naturally to take the initiative and form ties with him.

As for becoming enemies?

The outcome of that, in the future timelines, was nothing short of disastrous.

No time lifeform dared to oppose Lin Yuan.

At the thirteenth-rank level, there was no such thing as pointless conflict among time lifeforms.

“Greetings to the great time lifeforms.”

Calm in mind, Lin Yuan immediately stood up and said respectfully.

The seven figures before him were precisely the seven time lifeforms of the Chaos Void.

“Great?”

“In front of you, Milky Way, we are hardly worthy of that title.”

The snake-bodied, human-headed time lifeform smiled, speaking from the heart.

To beings below the thirteenth rank, time lifeforms were incomparably mighty, but to Lin Yuan?

These time lifeforms had seen the outcomes of battling Lin Yuan—and the reckoning they faced tens of thousands of years later.

“The fact that our dimensional space could give rise to someone like you, Milky Way, is a blessing.”

Lord Mo Xu looked at Lin Yuan with a smile and said, “Speaking of which, Milky Way, you and I are somewhat connected—remember that technique, Infinite Void, that you trained in early on?”

The other six time lifeforms reacted subtly at these words.

Lord Mo Xu’s meaning was clear—he was establishing a closer connection with Lin Yuan.

“Infinite Void is vast and profound. It helped me greatly.”

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

At the very least, around the time he left his home universe, that thirteenth-rank inheritance, Infinite Void, had played a significant role in his development.

Until ten thousand years ago, when Infinite Void was on the verge of reaching its fifth level, Lin Yuan fused the perfect aspects of two other Source Worlds within his inner universe, allowing this inheritance to completely transcend its original form.

“As long as it helped.”

A smile appeared on Lord Mo Xu’s face. He then flipped his right hand, revealing six more unique items.

“These are the six extreme inheritances I created alongside Infinite Void. I hope they’ll be useful to you, Milky Way.”

Lord Mo Xu said.

“Six other inheritances?”

Lin Yuan looked at the six floating items, feeling a slight stir within.

Together with Infinite Void, they formed seven thirteenth-rank inheritances, each representing an extreme path—Lord Mo Xu’s path.

Each inheritance had seven levels, with the seventh being theoretical.

Once all seven inheritances were cultivated to the seventh level, that would mark the moment Lord Mo Xu became a Time Lord.

“Thank you.”

Lin Yuan didn’t decline. He directly accepted the six unique items.

They could indeed be helpful to him—at the very least, as references.

In terms of foundational depth, he had long surpassed Infinite Void itself, but in other extreme aspects, it was still worth studying.

“It’s a small matter.”

Lord Mo Xu smiled.

Next—

The other six time lifeforms each offered rare treasures.

Among the seven, Lin Yuan soon found the owner of the Heavenly Void Cauldron.

And casually returned it.

That thirteenth-rank weapon no longer held much use for him.

Using the Heavenly Void Cauldron for a full-powered strike produced about the same effect as Lin Yuan’s own full-power attack.

And that was before Lin Yuan even stepped into the thirteenth rank. Once he became a time lifeform, the Heavenly Void Cauldron would be little more than a burden.

In fact, even to its original owner, the cauldron wasn’t particularly useful—otherwise, it wouldn’t have been left to drift in the outside world.

After getting acquainted with Lin Yuan, the seven time lifeforms visibly relaxed.

“Milky Way, once you step into the thirteenth rank, perhaps you could join us in exploring that dimensional space.”

Lord Mo Xu looked at Lin Yuan and said with a smile, “That space is incredibly vast, even above the Chaos Void, but also extremely chaotic. Its Dao consciousness is close to collapse, so it doesn’t reject our entry.”

“But precisely because of that, many time lifeforms are fighting over it. The Dao’s operation there is rare and very helpful for our cultivation.”

The other six time lifeforms looked at Lin Yuan.

That chaotic dimensional space bore traces of many time lifeforms’ arrangements. The seven from the Chaos Void formed a united faction there, a terrifying force.

“A non-exclusive dimensional space?”

Lin Yuan was rather surprised.

But he quickly accepted it.

In the infinite layers of dimensions, there existed numerous dimensional spaces.

Dimensional spaces instinctively repelled external lifeforms, but if that instinct was erased, the repulsion naturally vanished.

However, accomplishing that was extremely difficult. It required not only the space’s non-resistance, but at least the full efforts of a Time Lord—and even then, at great cost.

“I’ll look into it once I reach the thirteenth rank.”

Lin Yuan replied.

He was somewhat interested in a non-exclusive dimensional space.

But only somewhat—it didn’t have much pull for him.

A non-exclusive dimensional space meant that many time lifeforms had already entered it before him.

Its treasures and opportunities were likely already picked clean. It would be better to continue exploring the Source Worlds ahead.

Only now did Lin Yuan realize just how valuable those thirty-three Source World coordinates deep within the Gate of Myriad Realms were.

A dimensional space that had already been explored many times by time lifeforms was considered a great opportunity by the seven from the Chaos Void—

Yet Lin Yuan held thirty-three such coordinates, all of which he could perfectly merge into.

“Mm.”

“Then we’ll see when the time comes.”

“We’ll be waiting for you to reach the thirteenth rank, Milky Way.”

Lord Mo Xu dared to invite Lin Yuan because he had some confidence.

That dimensional space was extremely chaotic. A newly arrived time lifeform would absolutely be suppressed by others. But the six of them had been operating there for countless years.

As soon as Lin Yuan arrived, he would enjoy all sorts of benefits.

They chatted a while longer—

Then the seven time lifeforms took their leave one after another.

The void around Lin Yuan swiftly returned to normal.

No one knew that just moments ago, this seemingly unremarkable barren void had seen the arrival of seven time lifeforms.

“Yin-Yang Twin-Life Flower.”

Lin Yuan’s eyes grew deep as he looked toward a mysterious dimensional gap. His Tai Chi Primordial Spirit was now close to the location of the Yin-Yang Twin-Life Flower.

Once he obtained this dimensional treasure, his Chaos Tai Chi Tao would break through to the third level in a short time.

In the second Source World—

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

“Demonic energy?”

He split off part of his attention to observe the demonic energy in this Source World.

So-called demonic energy was one of the source powers of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance, forming the foundation of the Black Demon Body.

“Demon God?”

Lin Yuan vaguely sensed the Demon God’s exact location. It resided in the very core of this Source World, doing its utmost to suppress the world’s will, attempting to assimilate it through demonic energy.

“Lord of Heavenly Radiance... remarkable.”

Lin Yuan became increasingly aware of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance’s capabilities as a Time Lord.

The operational will of an Source World couldn’t even be shaken by an ordinary time lifeform, let alone suppressed.

Yet the Lord of Heavenly Radiance’s Black Demon Body had, through instinct alone, almost accomplished this. Although it was still far from complete suppression—

There was at least hope.

“Hm?”

Just as Lin Yuan continued observing the demonic energy across the entire Source World—

His heart suddenly stirred.

He saw within the depths of his bloodline, strands of fundamental power continuously weaving and colliding, as if reaching the final phase. All the core powers rapidly fused, ultimately forming a mark of immense complexity, as if it contained countless spacetime elements.

“Divine Ability Mark?”

Lin Yuan’s heart trembled.

He instantly understood—his eighth physical divine ability had finally awakened.

It had taken more than ten thousand years to fully awaken this eighth physical divine ability.

The reason stemmed from when the Lord of Heavenly Radiance attempted that step. Although he ultimately failed, his soul will had burned to the limit, breaking a certain boundary.

As a result, the lifeform body Lin Yuan descended into in this Source World saw a dramatic increase in potential.

Through his martial evolution path, Lin Yuan refined the core bloodline powers of that body and came into contact with even higher-level fundamental bloodlines.

And so, the Divine Ability Mark finally took shape—albeit after such a long time.

“I wonder how this physical divine ability will turn out?”

Lin Yuan looked forward with anticipation, merging his consciousness into that Divine Ability Mark.

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