"The Second Realm of the Great Destruction Law... it's done."
Shortly after parting ways with Xia Qin, Lin Yuan comprehended the Great Destruction Law to the Second Realm.
For other tenth-rank A-tier beings, once they comprehend a Second Realm Pillar-level Fusion Law, who wouldn't be ecstatic? This means they can step into the eleventh rank.
In the universe's starry sky, among all races, the eleventh-rank beings are the most powerful below the strongest ones.
This "most powerful" refers to all aspects, not just strength.
For example, comprehending the Law of Time? For a tenth-rank being, the threshold to comprehend the Law of Time is so high that it has scarcely been achieved since the universe's inception.
However, for an eleventh-rank being, while still difficult, it's at least easier than for a tenth-rank being.
Once they comprehend the Law of Time, it means a significant extension of their lifespan.
By slowing down their own time flow, one year for an eleventh-rank being can equate to thousands or even tens of thousands of years for a tenth-rank being.
But...
These things didn't mean much to Lin Yuan.
The Law of Time? Lin Yuan had already comprehended it back when he was at the ninth rank.
And even if he hadn't, Lin Yuan wouldn't have cared much about his lifespan.
How old is he now? He has plenty of lifespan, something that those ancient eleventh-rank beings crave.
As for refining the Great Destruction Law to the Second Realm, mastering another Second Realm Fusion Law doesn't significantly increase Lin Yuan's strength as one might imagine.
After all, Lin Yuan is now compared to the eleventh-rank beings. With his current foundation and methods, even without comprehending any Second Realm Fusion Law, he could still be considered invincible among the tenth-rank.
And at the eleventh-rank level, comprehending a Second Realm Pillar-level Fusion Law is just a minor breakthrough.
"Next, the remaining four Pillar-level Fusion Laws will also be refined to the Second Realm," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
"And the Third Realm?" Lin Yuan pondered.
Currently, the most likely to reach the Third Realm is the Law of Life and Death Reincarnation.
However, even with the guidance from the black planet and the space for comprehension, Lin Yuan estimated it would take him between one hundred to two hundred years to reach the Third Realm.
As for the Fourth Realm? Without first reaching the Third Realm, Lin Yuan couldn't predict the difficulty of stepping into the Fourth Realm, but it shouldn't take more than five hundred years.
"To cultivate from the First to the Fourth Realm in just over seven hundred years... that's acceptable."
Lin Yuan did some quick calculations and nodded slightly.
Seven hundred years is nothing for a tenth-rank evolver—blink, and it's gone—but Lin Yuan could use this time to refine a Pillar-level Fusion Law to the Fourth Realm.
Lin Yuan was quite satisfied with this.
Moreover, during these seven hundred years, Lin Yuan wouldn't be refining just one Pillar-level Fusion Law, but six.
Additionally, new Pillar-level Fusion Laws could be comprehended at any time, as well as further comprehension of the Laws of Time and Space.
"What level of the eleventh rank does my strength currently equate to?"
Lin Yuan suddenly thought.
So far, the various races across the universe divide the eleventh-rank beings into six levels.
The first level of the eleventh rank refers to those who have just entered the eleventh rank and have not yet comprehended the Law of Time.
The second level refers to eleventh-rank beings who have comprehended the Law of Time.
The third level involves refining a Pillar-level Law to the Fifth Realm.
The fourth level involves combining the Laws of Time and Space, comprehending the Law of Spacetime.
The fifth level is reaching the Fifth Realm in the Law of Spacetime.
The sixth level is when all aspects have reached their peak, ready to challenge the ultimate.
Theoretically, an eleventh-rank being at the fifth level has the potential to challenge the ultimate, but the chances are slim, hence the sixth level.
Even those at the sixth level of the eleventh rank have a very low success rate in stepping into the ultimate.
Becoming the ultimate, transcending the river of time and achieving immortality, involves many factors.
Historically, many eleventh-rank peak beings who were highly regarded by all parties failed in their ultimate challenge, resulting in death and the complete annihilation of their existence.
Therefore, the major races concluded that to challenge the ultimate, a certain amount of "luck" is required.
Without "luck," no matter how prepared or well-founded, it's futile.
"I'm probably at the second level."
Lin Yuan repeatedly compared himself and placed his current strength at the second level of the eleventh rank.
The third level of the eleventh rank requires refining a Pillar-level Fusion Law to the Fifth Realm, which is a level Lin Yuan cannot reach in the short term.
"If I can refine all twelve Pillar-level Fusion Laws within the black planet to the Fourth Realm, I should be able to match the third level of the eleventh rank."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The third level of the eleventh rank typically requires refining a Pillar-level Fusion Law to the Fifth Realm.
However, twelve Fourth Realm Pillar-level Fusion Laws could result in a qualitative change due to the quantity. Moreover, the six remaining Pillar-level Fusion Laws are not ordinary.
They should be comparable to a Fifth Realm Pillar-level Fusion Law.
Of course.
The difference between a tenth-rank and an eleventh-rank being is not only in the comprehension of Fusion Laws.
There are also differences in physical body, soul, mental will, and the inner world, among other aspects.
Normally, an eleventh-rank being receives an additional infusion of cosmic origin, creating a chasm between them and tenth-rank beings.
However, Lin Yuan received an infusion of chaotic void origin, which significantly bridged this gap, giving him the potential to rival an eleventh-rank being.
Virtual World.
Lin Yuan was casually chatting with Vice Tower Master Nalan.
"The war at the A098 alien battlefield is expected to intensify. The Goddess of Freedom has already begun mobilizing, asking me to send a clone there."
Vice Tower Master Nalan sighed.
As an eleventh-rank evolver, each one is extremely crucial. Even on large alien battlefields, eleventh-rank beings are pivotal forces.
As for the strongest ones? Unless a true fury breaks out or other factors come into play, the strongest ones usually don't get involved.
Below the strongest ones, the eleventh rank is the strongest, and even a first-level eleventh-rank evolver like Vice Tower Master Nalan can significantly influence the outcome of large-scale battles.
"I've heard about it," Lin Yuan nodded.
In fact, the A098 alien battlefield is precisely where Lin Yuan's Yang Primordial Spirit is located.
A while ago, Lin Yuan vaguely sensed changes in the situation on the large alien battlefield, realizing that a more intense war might be on the horizon.
"As long as the war doesn't escalate to a level where the strongest ones intervene, it shouldn't affect me."
At the A098 battlefield, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged beneath the permanent space rift. Given his comprehension of Space and Time Laws, it was difficult for other tenth or eleventh-rank beings to detect him here.
Milky Way's main star.
Lin Yuan sat in a deep space layer.
A majestic force of blood energy circulated around him, spreading out in a field of profound yellow energy within a hundred miles.
One of the three protective secret arts of the Mysterious Emperor lineage—"Mysterious Emperor's Body."
No matter which lineage it is, survival is always the most crucial—only by staying alive can one hope.
This is the principle of the Mysterious Emperor lineage. In terms of survival, they have the "Mysterious Emperor's Body" and "Steps of Space and Time."
"The third layer..." Lin Yuan opened his eyes and sighed slightly.
The "Mysterious Emperor's Body" is divided into four layers, with the fourth layer being the perfect realm.
A perfected "Mysterious Emperor's Body" in a twelfth-rank being is said to be indestructible, capable of easily withstanding the damage of the universe's destruction at the end of an epoch.
However.
As he continued to cultivate.
Lin Yuan increasingly realized the difficulty of this secret art.
The cultivation of the "Mysterious Emperor's Body" demands an enormous amount of resources.
Initially, Lin Yuan thought that with the large amount of mysterious crystals within the Mysterious Emperor Secret Realm, along with the corpses and treasures of nearly ten thousand ninth-rank alien beings, he could at least cultivate this secret art to a deep level.
This was Lin Yuan's assumption based on the vast information about this secret art.
However, he overlooked a critical factor.
He was not like an ordinary tenth-rank being.
If it were an ordinary tenth-rank being, the immense resources of the secret realm could naturally satisfy their cultivation needs.
But Lin Yuan?
Before stepping into the tenth rank, his physical body was already hundreds of times stronger than others of the same level.
After stepping into the tenth rank and receiving the chaotic void origin infusion, the difference had grown to thousands of times.
And this was just his physical body.
There was also the soul and the inner world.
Normally, to advance the "Mysterious Emperor's Body" to the next level, one would need a certain amount of resources.
But Lin Yuan needed millions or even billions of times that amount.
While the final boost to his own power was satisfying to Lin Yuan, the resources required were simply too vast.
And this was just for his true body. His two Primordial Spirits were also watching from the sidelines.
Since stepping into the tenth rank and realizing the surge in his resource needs, Lin Yuan had decisively halted the cultivation of the "Mysterious Emperor's Body" secret art for his two Primordial Spirits.
Such a defensive secret art must prioritize the true body's cultivation; the two Primordial Spirits would just have to wait for now.
A098 alien battlefield.
Lin Yuan continued to cultivate beneath the permanent space rift.
"In recent months, the number of eleventh-rank beings on the battlefield has increased by at least a hundred," Lin Yuan observed during his cultivation, glancing at the distant region.
The total number of eleventh-rank evolvers in human civilization was less than a thousand.
Now, on this battlefield alone, there were over a hundred eleventh-rank beings, not including those who were originally stationed here.
And those who came secretly, avoiding Lin Yuan's detection.
"Tuoba Ancient God..."
Lin Yuan's gaze deepened. On this battlefield, he had heard intelligence about Tuoba Ancient God.
Tuoba Ancient God had been invited by the Insect Race to support them.
Tuoba Ancient God was the ancient god corresponding to the ancient god evolution path that Fang Qing initially cultivated.
Due to the incident with Fang Qing, Lin Yuan had a significant grudge against this ancient god.
Since becoming an evolver, Tuoba Ancient God was the first being to blatantly threaten him.
According to the information Lin Yuan had on the Tuoba Ancient God.
This ancient god was a fifth-level eleventh-rank being, extremely powerful, and highly ranked among all ancient gods. Otherwise, he would not have dared to ignore the authority of Sigu Ancient God and plan to challenge the ultimate within millions of years.
Sigu Ancient God had mentioned that Tuoba Ancient God's lifespan was hundreds of millions of years.
But for an eleventh-rank being, hundreds of millions of years lifespan is not measured by the time flow in the main world.
With the Tuoba Ancient God's control over the time flow, it could survive in the main world for hundreds of billions or even trillions of years.
But the Tuoba Ancient God had the ambition to challenge the ultimate, indicating that it wouldn't continue to prolong its life by slowing time.
In fact, many ancient and special beings born at the universe's inception had lived long enough. Prolonging their time flow to achieve a form of alternative immortality held little meaning.
Even if they survive through one era after another, can they really become ultimate beings? But every eleventh-rank being has different views.
Some believe that in the distant future, there is hope for them to become ultimate beings. Others think that since death is inevitable, it's better to challenge the ultimate sooner rather than later.
Of course, those who hold the latter view are usually unique, solitary beings.
If one has ties to a clan, it's definitely better to live longer and protect the clan for as long as possible.
The Tuoba Ancient God, with no relatives or attachments, is a unique being in the universe's starry sky, which is why it dared to extort Lin Yuan so boldly.
"My current strength is far from Tuoba Ancient God's."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Tuoba Ancient God is a fifth-level eleventh-rank being, while Lin Yuan is currently only comparable to a second-level eleventh-rank being. The gap between their strengths is simply incomparable.
The strength gap between each of the six levels of the eleventh rank is significant.
"Give me a thousand years," Lin Yuan harbored a killing intent towards Tuoba Ancient God but knew it was unrealistic.
However, with his growth rate, Lin Yuan estimated that in a thousand or two thousand years, he would have a chance.
Of course, it would still be just a chance. Given Tuoba Ancient God's strength, Lin Yuan estimated that he would need to become a strongest one to confidently defeat it.
Xiayou Evolution Tower.
Lin Yuan's Yin Primordial Spirit arrived in person.
At the same time, other tenth-rank A-tier evolvers were also present.
"You only have a hundred years."
"In these hundred years, try to comprehend this segment of the Aurora as much as possible."
Xia Qin appeared without any preamble, and a segment of colorful, radiant Aurora floated in the air.
According to the agreement with the other eight strongest ones in human civilization, this segment of Aurora would stay in each Evolution Tower for a hundred years.
After nine hundred years, it would be refined into an ultimate weapon.
By then, its power would be contained, making it difficult to comprehend.
"So this is the Aurora from beyond the universe that easily shattered a large battlefield?" Lin Yuan's gaze immediately focused on the Aurora.
[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the Laws of Light more deeply by observing the unknown Aurora.]
[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the Laws of Causality more deeply by observing the unknown Aurora.]
[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the Laws of Space more deeply by observing the unknown Aurora.]
In just a single breath.
Lin Yuan sensed dozens of law fluctuations from this segment of Aurora, with the Laws of Light and Causality being the most intense.
"The Laws of Light..."
Lin Yuan faintly felt that the Light Law within the Aurora was not normal. It must have fused with other laws, otherwise, it couldn't be this powerful.
And the Law of Causality, while easy to start with, is extremely difficult to master. Without fully immersing himself in it, Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Law of Causality wasn't very deep.
"The remaining six Pillar-level Laws within the black planet involve two related to the Law of Causality. Perhaps by leveraging this Aurora, I can achieve the necessary level of understanding?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The Law of Causality, although not a Pillar Law, is more difficult to comprehend than most Pillar Laws.
And the Pillar-level Fusion Laws that encompass the Law of Causality are extremely special and elusive, making them difficult to counter.
A098 alien battlefield.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged beneath the thousand-mile permanent space rift, where slow space fluctuations emanated.
At that moment—
Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.
"This feeling?"
Lin Yuan suddenly looked up at the permanent space rift above him.
Vaguely, he sensed an unknown change occurring within the rift.
The next moment.
Under Lin Yuan's watchful eyes.
A "white paper" squeezed through.
The "white paper" had only length and width, lacking the concept of "thickness," giving off a contradictory feeling.
"White paper?" Lin Yuan stared intently at the white paper, and vaguely, it made his scalp tingle.
Rustle.
The white paper, once inside the universe, instantly pierced through the entire large battlefield.
However, the large battlefield didn't shatter; instead, a kind of dimensional collapse occurred, losing the concept of spatial volume. In just a moment, the large alien battlefield, nearly a thousand light-years in size, was compressed into a scroll, then absorbed into the "white paper."
Buzz.
The white paper continued to fly through the starry sky.
Wherever it went, all matter was compressed, and even space itself was absorbed into the scroll, which then merged into the white paper.
"What is that?"
A towering figure staggered back a few steps, incredulous as he watched the rapidly departing "white paper."
He was a twelfth-rank ultimate being, and just a moment ago, he was almost caught up in the white paper. But as a being that transcends the river of time, the white paper's dimensional reduction couldn't fully suppress him, allowing him to escape.
However.
He escaped.
But countless lives on the A098 battlefield, including the eleventh-rank beings, were all drawn into the white paper.
Even space itself rapidly collapsed, as if a portion had been cut away.
"The Taiyuan Ruins... that direction leads to the Taiyuan Ruins."
One after another, the strongest ones appeared, staring grimly at the departing white paper.
"What has happened at the Taiyuan Ruins?" The strongest one with the single horn had a heavy expression. Fifty or sixty years ago, the Aurora also came from the Taiyuan Ruins.
Now, this strange white paper was also coming from the direction of the Taiyuan Ruins.
This made them speculate that something unpredictable might have happened at the Taiyuan Ruins.
"Everyone, let's not worry about the Taiyuan Ruins for now."
"If we let that white paper continue, one ten-thousandth of our universe's area will be reduced to a lower dimension."
One of the strongest ones spoke.
Although the white paper's dimensional reduction effect was ineffective against the strongest ones, their clans, and the countless lives within them, were all within the range of dimensional reduction.
"Let's join forces."
"Let's join forces to stop that white paper."
"Yes, we can't let it keep flying around."
The strongest ones quickly made a decision and began to take action, using their great power over time and space to slowly restrict the white paper's movement.
Soon.
The white paper's flight speed slowed.
Finally, it stopped under a certain starry sky.
The white paper slowly unfolded, revealing a scroll radiating a mysterious aura before the strongest ones.
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