Chapter 1998

Boom!

The roar turned into visible soundwaves, churning the space and twisting it like dough.

Twisting along with space was a massive wave, which exploded with a bang. Countless Strange Fish inside died instantly, blown to pieces.

Lin Moyu sensed the power. "Stronger than those Heavenly Venerables who came to the Great World."

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi was stronger than the Heavenly Venerables killed by Antares, and not just by a small margin.

The space of the Boundary Sea was completely different from that of the Great World; it was impossible to shatter space so easily here as one could in the Great World.

Lin Moyu had tested the spatial strength of the Boundary Sea. In any case, when he struck with all his might, the space did not react at all.

During the previous battle with the Spike Fish, the Divine Power Lich had utilized the Dao of Strength. Its final punch had already reached the Heavenly Venerable Realm, yet it still failed to shake the space.

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi could twist space with a casual roar. The gap between them was immense.

"It seems that even among Heavenly Venerables, there is a massive gap in combat power."

Lin Moyu was lost in thought, his eyes staring unblinkingly into the distance.

Witnessing a battle between Heavenly Venerables was extremely rare, and he did not want to miss a thing.

As the giant wave shattered, a massive dark shadow rushed out from within. The shadow was enveloped in water, making its exact appearance unclear.

However, Lin Moyu could clearly sense that it was a genuine Heavenly Venerable, and a very strong one at that.

"Get back!" Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi casually raised a claw and slapped it down heavily.

Under that single claw, the wind ceased and the water stilled, and all the water of the Boundary Sea receded.

The dark shadow finally revealed its true form—it was actually a leopard radiating watery light all over.

A leopard in the Boundary Sea…

This sense of incongruity made Lin Moyu feel a bit odd.

If a fish, a shrimp, or a water snake had come out, he wouldn't have found it strange.

But it just had to be a leopard.

The leopard roared, and the sound of its roar traveled hundreds of millions of miles, crashing into Lin Moyu's ears.

Lin Moyu's body shook violently, and his Rule World suffered a severe impact.

This roar carried a powerful soul shock.

"So noisy!" Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi snorted coldly. Exerting force through his claw, he slapped it heavily onto the leopard.

The leopard's fur stood on end as it erupted with astonishing power, blocking Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi's claw strike.

But Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi did not care at all. "How many strikes can you block!"

In the next second, claws fell like rain.

The sky was filled with claw shadows. In an instant, Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi slapped out countless times—thousands, tens of thousands.

The leopard could hardly block a few strikes. With a wail, it fell back into the Boundary Sea and vanished.

Lin Moyu could sense the leopard moving away at rapid speed, exceeding his range of perception in the blink of an eye.

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi flew back, his body returning to its normal size. Taking another sip of wine, he muttered, "Disturbing my drinking, you deserve a beating!"

Lin Moyu asked tentatively, "Senior, what was the background of that leopard just now?"

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi said nonchalantly, "A leopard from the Demon Clan. It also came to play the game of World Struggle, but ended up failing."

"When it died, it merged with its own world and fell into the Boundary Sea, becoming a resentful spirit of the Boundary Sea that pops up from time to time."

"This kind of thing has no intelligence; it's just annoying."

Lin Moyu caught the key point. "What is the Demon Clan?"

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi said, "A race. You are of the Human Clan, and that one is of the Demon Clan. Aside from these, there are other races. In any case, all things can cultivate, so there's no need to be surprised."

Lin Moyu asked tentatively, "Then Senior is…"

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi drank his wine, "The Sea Clan!"

Lin Moyu understood. The Sea Clan, of course, was the race of the Boundary Sea.

"Then is there also a Buddhist Clan?"

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi nodded. "Yes, those fellows are extremely annoying. However, they don't dare to come to the Boundary Sea. Anyone who comes dies."

Lin Moyu felt greatly reassured. If the Buddhist Clan couldn't come to the Boundary Sea, then he would be safe here.

But back then, how did the Golden Lotus Buddha get across?

No wonder it took so long; he was probably doing everything stealthily.

Describing it as sneaky and underhanded was indeed accurate.

Lin Moyu followed Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi's lead, "Those bald donkeys are indeed annoying. Not only annoying, but also highly hypocritical."

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi said, "Exactly, those bald donkeys are indeed both annoying and hypocritical."

Lin Moyu seemed to have spoken to his heart. Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi cursed while taking another large gulp of wine, showing a strong sense of shared enmity with Lin Moyu.

After cursing a few times, Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi suddenly asked, "How do you know about the Buddhist Clan?"

Lin Moyu explained the matters concerning the Buddhist Clan in the Great World. Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi sneered, "The Buddhist Clan has grown quite bold, daring to interfere in the World Struggle. Even if they want the Origin, there's no need to go to this extent."

"Could it be that they have lost power over there?"

"Over there"? Where was "over there"?

Lin Moyu did not press further. He knew that even if he asked, Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi would not tell him, and it might even ruin the relationship they had worked so hard to establish.

He changed the subject and asked, "Senior, if you hadn't interfered with that leopard just now, what would it have done?"

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi said, "It would destroy all the Boundary Sea Worlds in this sea region."

"Just like the world you are in, it wouldn't be able to stop it at all. Even if there were Heavenly Venerables in that world, it would be useless."

Lin Moyu did not doubt Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi's words in the slightest. He now clearly understood that there was a fundamental difference between a Heavenly Venerable in the Great World and a Heavenly Venerable in the Boundary Sea.

Of course, the premise was that the opponent did not enter the Great World. Once they entered, they would no longer have the final say.

Lin Moyu joked, "Then many worlds here must thank Senior for safeguarding them."

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi shook his head. "No need. This is my territory, and such things are not allowed to happen here."

"Of course, I don't know about other territories. The administrators of each territory have different temperaments."

"Alright, alright, I should be going. This wine is quite good. If you have more next time, bring some more for this old turtle."

As he spoke, he threw another pearl to Lin Moyu. His meaning was clear: call him when there was wine.

Of the ten thousand catties of wine brought this time, one-fifth had already been consumed, and the rest probably wouldn't last more than a few days.

Lin Moyu caught the pearl. "Next time, I will definitely bring more wine for Senior."

He still had plenty of wine, but it was impossible to give it all away at once.

He had to take it slow and give it bit by bit. As he kept giving, their relationship would grow closer.

Chapter 2387: Having Seen Higher and More Beautiful Scenery

Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi left contentedly, and Lin Moyu was equally satisfied.

He felt that the value of the information exchanged for these ten thousand catties of wine far exceeded the wine itself.

He dove into the Boundary Sea, rapidly sinking to the waters ten thousand meters below, and began hunting schools of fish… At the same time, he had already organized the layout of the Boundary Sea and the layout beyond it in his mind.

Combining the method previously presented by the Purple-Robed Heavenly Venerate with his own past life, Lin Moyu felt that this world was unbelievably vast.

The Demon Clan, Sea Clan, Human Clan, Buddhist Clan, and some other races he didn't know about. These races competed in the same world, pursuing the Great Dao.

He felt his horizon expand. Looking back at the Great World, its tiny plot of land indeed seemed somewhat insignificant.

The Heavenly Venerables of the past, in his current eyes, were truly like frogs at the bottom of a well.

He wondered if they were still alive, and if so, how they were faring. Schools of Strange Fish were attracted over, and Lin Moyu skillfully hunted them.

Inside the Buddha Kingdom Lich's Eternal Buddha Kingdom, there were more and more believers.

However, the number of the Revenant army did not increase by much. Lin Moyu was now taking a quality-over-quantity approach; those who were not strong enough were not worthy of joining his Revenant army.

The thirty-six Spike Fish from before had now all joined the Revenant army. In the Boundary Sea, Spike Fish were even more useful than the Skeleton King.

Lin Moyu's hunting was already highly proficient. He knew that the range of influence for each bloody scent was limited, and the schools of fish it could attract were also limited.

He began to proactively leave bloody scents at various locations, blooming in multiple spots to hunt them together, which greatly increased his efficiency…

Although Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi had departed, he was actually secretly watching everything in his territory. He saw all of Lin Moyu's actions.

"This little fellow is somewhat miraculous."

"A low-tier Supreme, yet possessing combat power exceeding that of a Peak Supreme." "I can even feel a trace of threat from him." "He must still have a trump card, one sufficient to threaten me." "Should I report this matter to the King?"

After careful consideration, Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi shook his head. "Forget it, it's better to avoid unnecessary trouble. There are so many unusual things in this world; how could I manage them all?"

"Moreover, in a few more years, this world will enter someone else's territory. Let them worry about it." "The World Struggle was never this old turtle's game to begin with. Why bother worrying about it?"

Ultimately, Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi decided to just enjoy his wine and mind his own business.

Lin Moyu stayed in the Boundary Sea for another hundred days this time, while another two thousand seven hundred years passed in the Great World.

Lin Moyu returned to the great world rune once again and threw all the origin crystals he had brought this time to the great world rune. The harvest this time was even greater than the last; the Great World's origin had recovered by another ten percent or so, reaching eighty percent.

With another twenty percent, the Great World would be able to recover to its peak state.

Compared to running around in the past just to repair the Great World's origin, it was truly much easier this time.

The great world rune once again gave Lin Moyu some rewards. The Power of Origin increased slightly, and its recognition of Lin Moyu grew accordingly.

Lin Moyu felt that by the time the great world rune was fully repaired, he would almost be able to step into the mid-tier Supreme level.

After reaching the Supreme Realm, cultivation was primarily focused on the Origin.

As for the laws of the past, everything that needed to be comprehended had been comprehended, and everything that needed to be mastered had basically been mastered. If one wanted to become a Heavenly Venerable, they still needed to comprehend the power of virtuality and reality.

Lin Moyu had also comprehended this long ago. Now, he only needed enough Origin to promote his realm. Because he had become a Supreme within the Great World, what he needed was the Great World's origin. Other origins could not raise his realm; they could only be used in the Fusion Technique to increase the power of his spells. The only thing that could truly raise his realm was the Great World's origin.

Now Lin Moyu knew that the realms within the Great World were real and valid, but the comprehended laws would lose their effect after leaving the Great World.

Whether it was a Heavenly Venerable or a Supreme, after leaving the Great World, if they wanted to obtain powerful strength, they would need to re-comprehend the laws of the Boundary Sea.

This step was not easy.

The laws of the past were already engraved into the soul, deeply rooted and not easily changed.

It was just like how, from childhood, you were always told that one plus one equals two, and it had been so for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Suddenly one day, someone tells you that one plus one actually does not equal two, and that person happens to be right. You want to change, but trying to change past memories, things engraved into the soul, is just too difficult.

According to Lin Moyu's understanding, one's Dao Heart would be damaged, thereby affecting their foundation. If things went wrong, even the Rule World could collapse.

Lin Moyu knew that after the Great World's origin was fully repaired, he would also have to comprehend the laws of the Boundary Sea, and integrate the laws of the Boundary Sea with the great world laws.

He had a feeling that the laws of the Boundary Sea and the laws of the Great World were related, and very closely so. "It seems that I must completely fuse the laws of both worlds together."

"I wonder how effective runes are in the Boundary Sea. I went twice but actually forgot about this." "I can try it next time I go!"

Returning this time, no new Supremes had been born in the Great World…

However, Lin Moyu felt that someone had set foot on the Divine Path again, but had not succeeded. He sensed slightly and knew who had come.

Saint Venerable Zhan and Sword Saint Venerable had already reached the stage of Half-step Supreme, and had tried to walk the Divine Path. However, they did not finish it and ended in failure.

Lin Moyu did not lower the difficulty of the Divine Path. The difficulty was already not high; lowering it further would be of no benefit to them.

At least for now, Lin Moyu still preserved a sliver of possibility for them to take a step further. If the difficulty were too low, once they became Supremes, they would truly find it difficult to make any progress.

Suddenly, Lin Moyu had a sensation of having all living beings under his control.

He seemed to be the supreme existence of the Great World, holding the future of many living beings within the Great World in his hands. If he wished, he could easily turn a Half-step Supreme into a Supreme.

He could also make an exceptionally talented Half-step Supreme stop in their tracks forever. This ability to control everything was mesmerizing.

Lin Moyu chuckled softly, "The ability to demand anything from all living beings is indeed mesmerizing, but this is not what I want."

"My Dao Heart only pursues becoming stronger. As long as I am strong enough, everything else is just an accessory." "Controlling everything in the Great World—this kind of temptation is useless to me."

"The stage of the Great World is too small, not big enough!"

Lin Moyu completely wiped away this newly sprouted feeling. That was the temptation brought by the Great World's origin. Once he became addicted to this temptation, he would lose the motivation to move forward.