Chapter 269: The Strongest Lifeform Since the Birth of the Spirit Realm

Xiaoyao City, Lin Residence.

Lin Yuan sat facing Lin Jianping and Shen Zhen, eating spiritual meals while chatting.

Over the past five hundred years, Martial Ancestor's mighty name had spread across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and even the strongest Immortal King of the Prehistoric Era, Niluan Immortal King, had actively submitted.

However, very few people knew who Martial Ancestor's parents were, which was also the result of Lin Yuan's deliberate suppression.

His lingering time in the Spirit Realm was limited, and he could not protect Lin Jianping and Shen Zhen forever, so he could only dissociate the two from Martial Ancestor as much as possible.

"Chang'er, try this spiritual meal," Shen Zhen said with a smile, and Lin Jianping beside her was also in high spirits.

After the three of them finished eating,

Lin Yuan was silent for a moment and took the initiative to say, "For a very long time to come, I probably won't be back."

With only a little more than ten years left until the limit of his lingering time, according to Lin Yuan's plan, this should be his last time seeing Lin Jianping and Shen Zhen.

"A very long time?"

Lin Jianping and Shen Zhen looked somewhat disappointed, but they had expected it long ago; Lin Yuan was simply too dazzling, overlooking the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and hailed as the strongest of the era.

Such a great existence would definitely have more important things to do.

"Chang'er, go ahead and do what you need to do with peace of mind. The two of us are very satisfied with our current life," Lin Jianping spoke up and said.

If not for Lin Yuan, their Lin Family would still be a small Family in Xiaoyao City. How could it compare to its current transcendent status?

"If there is anything you need help with, go find Li Qing; she will arrange it properly," Lin Yuan nodded.

Leaving the Lin Residence,

Lin Yuan walked on the streets of Xiaoyao City.

Five hundred years had passed, and Xiaoyao City had long since become the most prosperous center in East Cloud Dao Province.

After dozens of expansions, the city covered an area of several million li in radius.

Every day, a large number of True Immortals and Half-Step Immortal Kings entered and exited, and even the traces of Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings could be found.

The Martial Dao cultivation system had spread across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and was not inferior to the Immortal Dao cultivation system in the slightest.

In dozens of Dao provinces centered around Xiaoyao City, the Martial Dao cultivation system could even suppress the Immortal Dao cultivation system.

It could be said that the prosperity of the Martial Dao cultivation system had reached its peak, and even those Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings and Supreme Immortal Kings did not dare to shake it.

"My current strength has already reached a certain limit," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

As early as more than two hundred years ago, Lin Yuan had completely perfected the fourth stage of the Martial Dao Eighth Order Chapter.

At this point, the Eighth Order Chapter was considered to have been pioneered. As for the subsequent Ninth Order Chapter, Lin Yuan had also begun trying to integrate the Taiji Rule into the Space Rules, making some progress, and the current degree of Fusion had reached twenty to thirty percent.

In addition, regarding the comprehension of core Space Rules, Lin Yuan had already comprehended more than 5,500 core space models.

In five hundred years, Lin Yuan had comprehended more than 900 core space models, which could not be compared to the efficiency of comprehending 1,600 core space models in the previous three hundred years.

But one must know that among the 7,782 core space models, the further back one went, the higher the difficulty of comprehension. Many Eighth Order extreme Evolvers were stuck on a certain space model for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Lin Yuan took only five hundred years to comprehend over 900 core space models with almost no Bottlenecks, which could definitely be called a monstrous anomaly.

"There are still more than two thousand core space models left, and I can completely master the complete Space Rules," Lin Yuan thought.

Space Rules were the pillar rules of the Main World, which many Ninth Order Experts had not yet mastered. Although the Eighth Order theoretically had the possibility of mastering complete Space Rules,

that was only in theory.

In the long history of the Main World's Cosmic Starry Sky, which Eighth Order expert had ever realized such a theory?

Breaking through from the Eighth Order to the Ninth Order required fusing rules, but the Space Rules, as a pillar rule, did not need to be fully mastered before they could be fused.

At the Eighth Order level, trying to comprehend the Space Rules, just like comprehending more Cosmic Power, was an extremely time-wasting behavior, and might even delay the Breakthrough to the Ninth Order.

"5,500 core Space Rules are enough to support an Internal World of 7.5 million li in radius, plus the thirteen-fold basic bonus from absorbing the liquid in the Mysterious Gourd—"

"Today, the size of my Internal World has already exceeded 97.5 million li in radius, approaching 100 million li in radius!"

The absorption difficulty of the green liquid inside the Mysterious Gourd far exceeded the previous three kinds. In five hundred years, Lin Yuan had only absorbed about ninety-nine percent of the green liquid.

Theoretically speaking, after absorbing the first four kinds of liquid in the Mysterious Gourd, the amplification to the Internal World would reach 13.32 times.

Now Lin Yuan had already reached thirteen times, which was not far from completely absorbing the green liquid.

"Creation Power." Lin Yuan thought of the biggest harvest of this transit.

For Lin Yuan, the previous harvests could be accomplished anywhere and did not have to be in the Spirit Realm.

But regarding Creation Power, only when the Spirit Realm lifted its suppression on this kind of Cosmic Power, and with the cooperation of the various Immortal Kings, could Lin Yuan's comprehension of Creation Power be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.

"So far, there are twelve types of high-level Creation Power that I have mastered, and more than sixty types of ordinary Creation Power."

In fact, in the past three to four hundred years, Lin Yuan had basically given up on comprehending ordinary Creation Power.

Because high-level Creation Power more or less encompassed the essence of ordinary Creation Power, comprehending a certain kind of high-level Creation Power was completely comparable to several or even more than a dozen kinds of ordinary Creation Power.

"Twelve types of high-level Creation Power."

Lin Yuan's gaze burned slightly. His attention was not placed on these twelve types of high-level Creation Power, but rather on feeling that wisp of Creation Power radiating a primal aura within his Internal World.

This kind of Creation Power was precisely what Lin Yuan had comprehended from the treasure that Niluan Immortal King obtained, which fell from the Ninth Heaven.

The end of the Prehistoric Era was precisely related to this stone-like treasure.

Niluan Immortal King speculated that this treasure contained mysterious power surpassing high-level Creation Power, but Niluan Immortal King had spent an unknown amount of time, even occupying the Eighth Heaven, without comprehending a single shred of it.

"Primal Power." Lin Yuan's heart was burning with fervor. Relying on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, it took him a full four hundred plus years to comprehend it from that treasure.

Lin Yuan named this Creation Power Primal Power, symbolizing the initial power of all things.

The First Realm of Primal Power could suppress the Third Realm of high-level Creation Power; even Lin Yuan was somewhat shocked by the might of this Creation Power.

"There are still more than ten years left of lingering time. It's time to go and venture into the Ninth Heaven." Lin Yuan made up his mind, which was also the reason why he bid farewell to his parents.

In more than ten years, even if he continued closed-door cultivation, it wouldn't help him much. Rather than that, it was better to enter the legendary Ninth Heaven and take a look.

Martial Temple Main Hall.

Lin Yuan sat in the main seat, and dozens of Martial Temple Experts stood respectfully below.

Over the five hundred years, plus the previous three hundred years, under Lin Yuan's deliberate cultivation, the Martial Dao cultivation system had given birth to eight Seventh Order Experts.

As Lin Yuan's Personal Disciple in the Lower Realm's Central Earth Divine Continent, Li Qing had even pioneered an Internal World and stepped into the Martial Dao Eighth Order.

"Martial Ancestor."

Dozens of Martial Temple Experts spoke with fanatical tones, bowing respectfully toward Lin Yuan.

"Over the past few centuries, Martial Dao cultivators have emerged endlessly, and suppression of Immortal Dao cultivators has frequently occurred. However, after today, you need to restrain yourselves a bit."

Lin Yuan swept his gaze over the crowd and said calmly.

"Martial Ancestor is the strongest in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and those Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings are all respectful to you, Martial Ancestor. Why should we restrain ourselves?" a young Martial Dao Seventh Order expert asked in a low voice.

Lin Yuan glanced at the other party.

This Martial Dao Seventh Order expert had rare Martial Dao Aptitude, walked the path of lightning, and comprehended the Dao of World-Destroying Lightning. He was extremely skilled in offensive combat.

"After today, I will not return to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. From now on, you can only rely on yourselves. If you don't restrain yourselves, you'll suffer."

Lin Yuan's gaze was indifferent.

With a Martial Dao Eighth Order expert like Li Qing presiding over things, plus the might left behind by Lin Yuan, even if he truly disappeared, the Martial Dao cultivation system would not have any problems for at least millions or tens of millions of years.

The reason Lin Yuan said this was to remind these Experts of the Martial Temple.

"Where is Martial Ancestor going?"

The expressions of the rest of the Martial Temple Experts changed. What did Martial Ancestor mean by saying he would not return to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces?

"In any case, take care of yourselves." Lin Yuan did not explain too much. Although consuming ten wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power could allow him to descend upon the Spirit Realm again,

unless absolutely necessary, Lin Yuan would not do so.

Even if the Martial Temple were destroyed in the future, as long as the Martial Dao cultivation system was still spreading, Lin Yuan wouldn't bother to intervene.

Eighth Heaven.

Niluan Immortal King, Opening Heaven Immortal King, and Supreme Immortal Kings gathered at the entrance leading to the Ninth Heaven.

"Why on earth did Martial Ancestor notify us to come over?"

"Could it be that he wants to venture into the Ninth Heaven?"

"Martial Ancestor's strength is heaven-defying and earth-shattering; perhaps he truly has the ability to break into the Ninth Heaven."

"At the entrance of the Ninth Heaven, there are the imprints of the ten strongest lifeforms since the birth of the Spirit Realm. Martial Ancestor is indeed very strong, but compared to the ten strongest throughout the ages—"

The various Supreme Immortal Kings discussed in low voices. The history of the Spirit Realm could not be traced back, but in those earliest ancient eras, there were even terrifying existences born together with the heaven and earth of the Spirit Realm.

No matter how earth-shattering Martial Ancestor's talent was, compared to those Experts born together with the heaven and earth, he would probably be inferior by quite a bit.

Just at this moment,

Lin Yuan's figure appeared silently.

"Martial Ancestor."

"Martial Ancestor."

"Martial Ancestor."

Niluan Immortal King and other Supreme Immortal Kings immediately stopped communicating and bowed slightly toward Martial Ancestor.

"I am going to enter the Ninth Heaven. If you want to watch, just watch from here." Lin Yuan glanced at the many Supreme Immortal Kings.

After saying these words,

Lin Yuan disappeared.

He appeared within the entrance leading to the Ninth Heaven.

"Is Martial Ancestor really going to venture into the Ninth Heaven?"

"Hurry up and take a look. This is something that might not happen even in an entire era."

"I wonder which layer Martial Ancestor will be able to reach."

The spirits of the many Supreme Immortal Kings lifted, and they quickly started discussing.

The entrance passage leading to the Ninth Heaven was divided into ten layers in total.

Every layer had a life imprint, making a total of ten life imprints.

These ten life imprints came from the ten most powerful lifeforms since the birth of the Spirit Realm.

"Although I possess the strength of the strongest Immortal King of the Prehistoric Era, when facing the first-layer lifeform imprint, I have no power to resist at all. Can Martial Ancestor defeat the first-layer life imprint?"

Niluan Immortal King was somewhat expectant.

Five hundred years ago, when facing Martial Ancestor, knowing he was no match, he did not resist and actively submitted.

Niluan Immortal King only knew that Martial Ancestor was very strong, but he didn't understand just how strong. Now he could take the opportunity while Martial Ancestor ventured into the Ninth Heaven to see what kind of strength the other party truly possessed.

"First-layer lifeform."

Lin Yuan entered the passage entrance. Clouds and mist billowed in front of him, quickly condensing into a humanoid figure.

This figure wore red armor and stood there, resembling the great sun of the Spirit Realm shining down, filled with endless light and heat.

The first-layer life imprint in the Ninth Heaven entrance passage was the weakest among the ten layers of life imprints.

But that was also an existence ranked in the top ten among countless Experts since the birth of the Spirit Realm.

Even the strongest of a certain era like Niluan Immortal King had no resistance ability in front of the other party, being brutally beaten and crushed.

"You—"

The figure wearing red armor looked down at Lin Yuan. Resuscitated as a life imprint, he only possessed combat instinct and no emotions.

Outside the passage,

Niluan Immortal King and other Supreme Immortal Kings opened their eyes wide.

From the battle between Martial Ancestor and the first-layer life imprint, one could pretty much see Martial Ancestor's true combat power.

"I wonder how many Moves Martial Ancestor can persist for." Niluan Immortal King observed carefully. In his view, the next step should be a protracted war; even if Martial Ancestor could win, it would be a pyrrhic victory, let alone the high possibility that he couldn't win.

Inside the entrance passage,

Lin Yuan also glanced at his opponent.

"I don't recognize him." Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. The Spirit Realm had experienced successive eras, and countless Experts had vanished in history.

Lin Yuan had some understanding of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces Era at most, and knew a little about the Prehistoric Era. As for the Experts in even more distant eras, he knew very little.

"I have already comprehended the Creation Power that I master." Lin Yuan instantly lost some interest and intended to end the battle quickly.

Boom.

Lin Yuan raised his right hand and pressed forward.

Terrifying World Power boiled and surged out. The figure wearing red armor only resisted for an instant before being crushed into powder by the massive World Power.

With the World Power extended from Lin Yuan's Internal World of nearly 100 million li in radius, coupled with the amplification of numerous types of Creation Power, it was terrifying to the extreme. He didn't need any Moves or secret techniques at all to crush everything with sheer momentum.

"What?"

"It's over just like that?"

"Martial Ancestor is too strong."

Outside the passage, the many Supreme Immortal Kings were dumbfounded.

They had originally been guessing how many Moves Martial Ancestor could persist for without being defeated, but unexpected facts were completely the opposite—that lifeform ranked tenth in the history of the Spirit Realm hadn't even taken a single Move from Martial Ancestor.

"Martial Ancestor." Niluan Immortal King likewise couldn't believe it. He had tried to break through the first layer and knew the terrifying degree of this layer's life imprint.

As a result, the expert transformed by this layer's life imprint was as fragile as an infant in front of Martial Ancestor.

Inside the entrance passage, Lin Yuan smashed through the first layer and quickly arrived at the second layer.

Then came the third layer, the fourth layer, and the fifth layer.

The Experts transformed by these life imprints were no longer limited to the Human Race; there were True Dragons, Heavenly Winds, Qilin, and many other terrifying lifeforms.

These lifeforms completely transcended above Supreme Immortal Kings, but in front of Lin Yuan, they were still as fragile as ants, with no difference from the red-armored figure of the first layer.

Pierced through with a single Move.

Soon,

Lin Yuan arrived at the Tenth Layer.

The lifeform on this layer was the strongest lifeform since the birth of the Spirit Realm, without exception.

Clouds and mist billowed as Lin Yuan stood in place waiting.

Not long after, a tall figure slowly walked out from the depths of the clouds and mist.

This tall figure had a youthful face, and boundless Qi and blood circulated within his body, majestic and boundless, without end.