Chapter 316: Three Hundred Years Later

Inside the Longshan Family Great Hall.

Lin Yuan was currently listening to Longshan Ling's report.

Nowadays, Lin Yuan handed over all the trivial matters of the Longshan Family to a few of his trusted subordinates, and Longshan Ling was one of them.

Lin Yuan only needed to listen to reports periodically and steer the overall direction.

This world was an extraordinary world where individual power reigned supreme over organizations. As long as Lin Yuan maintained absolute strength, he did not need to worry about being sidelined by delegating power in this manner.

On the contrary, the members of the Longshan Family knew very well that the family owed its current glory entirely to Lin Yuan.

Without Lin Yuan, the Longshan Family would currently be a Viscount-level power content with staying in a corner, far from being the Dragon Mountain Marquis that now dominated the southeastern region of the Empire.

"Clan Chief, in recent years, more and more powerful Experts have been staying in Dragon Mountain City. Fourth-rank knights, fifth-rank Great Knights, and even sixth-rank Legendary Knights have appeared in the city."

As Longshan Ling reported, a storm of shock raged in her heart.

A hundred years ago, not a single fifth-rank Great Knight could be born in the Dragon Mountain Ridge and its vast surrounding areas for centuries. Yet now they appeared frequently, and there were even sixth-rank Legendary Knights above the fifth rank?

In the past, these were supreme figures that Longshan Ling would not even dare to dream of, and even in the Slan Empire, they would hold profound influence.

"I understand."

Lin Yuan nodded, his tone calm.

In fact, as the martial arts cultivation method continued to spread, this phenomenon would only become more pronounced. Those Experts who were usually hard to come by would all want to figure out the Origin of the martial arts cultivation method,

and whether there was an even more profound cultivation method than the martial arts cultivation method.

Humans are greedy; some can suppress their desires, while others cannot.

"Then we…" Longshan Ling hesitated slightly.

"Ignore them," Lin Yuan shook his head and said.

With the deterrence of the Slan Empire, Experts below the seventh-rank demigod level would not dare to act recklessly.

The Slan Empire publicly granting the Longshan Family the title of Marquis was equivalent to supporting the Longshan Family.

As for seventh-rank demigods? If they dared to have other ideas, Lin Yuan could crush them to death with a single thought.

"Yes," Longshan Ling said respectfully.

Toward the Dragon Mountain Marquis before her, who was about the same age as her, Longshan Ling had an almost dependent trust.

It was as if no matter what happened, even if the sky fell, Lin Yuan would be able to hold it up.

Outside Dragon Mountain City.

Several auras hidden in the shadows were communicating with each other.

"You old fellows, what are you doing here?"

"Whatever you came here for, I came here for the same."

"Hahaha, in the end, it's just for the secret behind that Dragon Mountain Marquis."

The owners of these auras were all demigod-level existences. In fact, once they reached the seventh rank, demigods no longer had any interest in most things in the world.

Their only obsession was becoming a god and continuing to grow stronger.

The appearance of the martial arts cultivation method sparked a certain hope in the hearts of these demigods. The sophistication of this cultivation method was such that even a demigod could not possibly have created it.

Therefore, many demigods secretly speculated whether that Dragon Mountain Marquis had been lucky enough to obtain Godly opportunities.

The so-called Godly opportunities were god-level opportunities. To the vast majority of living beings, gods were immortal and indestructible, but demigods with their long Lifespan knew otherwise.

Gods could die too.

For example, initiating a divine war? The stars formed by the divine kingdoms of fallen gods would plummet from the sky.

If one was lucky enough to enter a destroyed star, they might obtain the treasures of that deceased god.

This was also the reason why so many demigods had gathered here.

Although god-level opportunities could not make them gods, they could allow them to learn more secrets. If they were lucky enough to obtain a True Divine Artifact,

they could absolutely achieve invincibility below the rank of a True God.

A True Divine Artifact could protect a demigod to gather more faith, which was crucial to whether they could ultimately raise their divine kingdom and enter the Ocean of Light or the Dark Abyss.

"If this Dragon Mountain Marquis really obtained Godly opportunities, we can divide them equally," a gray-robed figure said.

He was also a rather famous demigod.

"Naturally."

"We are all fellow seekers; there is no need to fight to the death."

"Indeed. Then we agree to equally share the secrets of the Dragon Mountain Marquis's Godly opportunities when the time comes."

Although the other demigods said this, they had other thoughts in their hearts.

If it was just secrets, they could naturally be shared and divided equally. But what if it was a True Divine Artifact? There was only one True Divine Artifact, so how could they divide it?

However, the demigods present were all old foxes. Even if they did fight, they would only do so upon seeing real benefits. For now, even if it was just polite talk, they would not fall out with one another.

"Then we will quietly slip in, capture the Dragon Mountain Marquis, and directly Soul-search him," a thin old man hidden in the shadows spoke.

"Agreed."

"No problem."

The demigods nodded.

In their eyes, the Dragon Mountain Marquis was already a dead man. Aside from those True Gods residing high in the Ocean of Light and the Dark Abyss, who in the mortal realm could withstand the joint ambush of several demigods?

One had to know that the demigods who could appear outside Dragon Mountain City so quickly were not ordinary demigods, but Experts among demigods.

That Longshan Yuan, targeted by so many demigod Experts at the same time, was doomed to die.

"Let's go."

"In we go."

The eight demigods immediately slipped into Dragon Mountain City with extreme caution.

Although they were powerful, they were not stupid. They knew that many demigods were keeping an eye on the Dragon Mountain Marquis, and the only reason no one had acted yet was due to mutual wariness.

Even if these few demigods made a move, they had to keep it as quiet as possible, otherwise they would also be targeted by other demigods.

Very quickly.

The eight demigods entered Dragon Mountain City and sneaked into the Dragon Mountain Great Hall.

"Is that the Dragon Mountain Marquis?"

"Just a little fellow barely over a hundred years old?"

The demigods hid in the shadows, carefully observing Lin Yuan without taking the initiative to strike first.

Since they speculated that Lin Yuan might have obtained Godly opportunities, they had to consider whether he possessed any trump cards.

Within Godly opportunities, there were not only True Divine Artifacts but also numerous other means that, even after vast stretches of time, could still inflict heavy damage on demigods.

Therefore, the demigods were all extremely cautious.

The closer one was to success, the more composed one had to remain; this was common knowledge known to all demigods.

"There shouldn't be any problem."

"I don't sense any danger."

"Indeed, I also don't perceive the aura of any eighth-rank True God…"

The demigods exchanged glances, disappointment showing on their faces.

For this meant that the Godly opportunities Lin Yuan had obtained were perhaps very ordinary, as he had not even brought out a single treasure carrying the aura of a True God.

But regardless, even a mosquito's leg is meat.

Since they had already come, they could not return empty-handed.

"Wait."

Suddenly, the expression of the thin old man hidden in the shadows shifted slightly, and he looked at the other seven demigods with a solemn expression.

"What rank of strength does the Dragon Mountain Marquis have again?" the withered old man immediately inquired via voice transmission.

"What strength?"

"Seems to be fourth-rank?"

"No, it's fifth-rank."

The seven demigods immediately replied via voice transmission.

Since Lin Yuan was right in front of them anyway, they were in no hurry; the duck in their hands could not fly away.

"Whether he is fourth-rank or fifth-rank, can you perceive the Dragon Mountain Marquis's strength right now?" the thin old man's tone was filled with uncertainty.

As soon as these words were spoken,

the expressions of the seven demigods all changed in unison.

To a seventh-rank demigod, whether someone was fourth-rank or fifth-rank made little difference, and was even no different from first-rank, second-rank, or even ordinary people.

But having no difference did not mean they were the same.

In the current perception of the eight of them, the Dragon Mountain Marquis's aura was completely restrained, making him indistinguishable from an ordinary human.

While third or fourth-rank knights might find the Dragon Mountain Marquis unfathomable, the eight of them were demigods; how could they still fail to perceive the Dragon Mountain Marquis's specific aura?

"Something is not right…"

The thin old man's brow twitched faintly. Although his demigod perception and premonition had not given any warning, he just felt that something was off.

"Me too."

"Should we retreat first?"

The other demigods also began to feel the urge to retreat.

The feeling the Dragon Mountain Marquis gave them was simply too strange.

Strange enough to make their hearts tremble.

Just as the eight demigods exchanged glances, intending to leave first and plan further,

a gentle voice suddenly rang in their ears.

"Since you have come as guests, you might as well stay."

Under the horrified gazes of the eight demigods, Lin Yuan, who was not far away, raised his head and glanced at them.

"Be careful."

All eight demigods became extremely vigilant, preparing to respond with all their might.

The words spoken by the Dragon Mountain Marquis meant that he had discovered them long ago.

But how was this possible? The eight of them had been cautious enough; even other demigods might not necessarily have noticed them.

Could it be that this Dragon Mountain Marquis was also a demigod?

Before the eight demigods could figure it out, a terrifying power surged from the depths of the unseen Void Realm and crushed them to pieces.

Inside the Dragon Mountain Great Hall.

Under Lin Yuan's gaze,

the eight demigods were turned to dust without any resistance.

"And you wanted to kill me to seize my Opportunity?"

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Since he dared to make the martial arts cultivation method public, he had already taken this into account. Without sufficient strength, how could he still be staying in the Dragon Mountain Great Hall?

"Are these the first demigods I have directly killed?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself. Several decades ago, although he had also killed the Mother Goddess of Desire, that was a curse-kill, executed from countless billions of miles away, without even meeting face-to-face.

"Hmm?"

"These should be the semi-divine sparks?"

Lin Yuan looked toward the original positions of the eight demigods. After their Physical Bodies and Souls were completely reduced to dust, eight round crystals fell to the ground.

They indeed seemed to be semi-divine sparks.

After the knights of this world reached the seventh rank, they would ignite their divine fire and condense a semi-divine spark. Once they raised their divine kingdom, the semi-divine spark in their bodies would evolve into a divine spark.

Whether it was a semi-divine spark or a divine spark, it was the absolute core of a demigod or a True God, the manifestation of their everything.

Swoosh.

The eight crystals hovered in front of Lin Yuan, spinning rapidly.

These eight crystals were of different colors and emitted different auras. For instance, the semi-divine spark of that thin old man who had always been hidden in the shadows was shadow-colored and had a faint spatial fluctuation flowing through it.

As for that gray-robed figure, his divine spark was gray, with a toxic aura fluctuating from it.

Lin Yuan casually examined them, grasped the shadow semi-divine spark that emitted spatial fluctuations, and slightly probed his mind into it.

"Eh?!"

Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.

After his mind entered the semi-divine spark, Lin Yuan faintly acquired the perspective of the semi-divine spark.

Instantly, Lin Yuan felt that the world had become completely different.

The world, which was originally filled with various fluctuations of rules, now had only two left: space and shadow.

Although only these two remained, they became incredibly clear within Lin Yuan's perception.

Originally, even in the Main World and the Main Universe, and with the help of the dense spatial fluctuations on the Alien Race Battlefield,

Lin Yuan's perception of the Space Rules themselves was still blurry, but now, it had become incomparably clear.

The numerous mysteries of space and shadow in this world, especially the trillions of spatial layers, slowly unfolded before Lin Yuan.

[With your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, you have observed the essence of the world's rules; your understanding of space and shadow continues to rise.]

[With your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, you have observed the essence of the world's rules; your understanding of space and shadow continues to rise.]

[With your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, you have observed the essence of the world's rules; your understanding of space and shadow continues to rise.]

Rumble…

Inside the Internal World.

It was vast, spanning nearly two hundred million miles in circumference, and the number of spatial layers was close to three hundred thousand.

Not only that, but the number of spatial layers in the Internal World was still increasing at an efficiency of thirty to fifty layers per day.

However,

when Lin Yuan used the perspective of the semi-divine spark to observe this world and its multiple spatial layers,

the method of opening up spatial layers in the Internal World seemed to have found a fixed direction, and the speed actually began to skyrocket.

From thirty to fifty layers a day,

to three to five hundred layers a day,

and then to three to five thousand layers a day.

Rumble…

As layer after layer of space was opened up, the land of the Internal World grew massive and heavy, and the sky turned deep and profound.

"This?" Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, breaking out of his previous state of comprehension.

"The demigods of this world have semi-divine sparks condensed from the world's rules, which they can use to comprehend the most fundamental rules of heaven and earth?" Lin Yuan was somewhat shocked.

To put it simply, the rule-based attack methods mastered by the demigods of this world relied entirely on the semi-divine sparks within their bodies.

By utilizing the power of the semi-divine spark, they could unleash rule-based attacks of profound mystery.

"This shadow-space semi-divine spark can probably help me open up a million spatial layers…" Lin Yuan pulled back his thoughts.

This was not because the semi-divine spark itself contained the spatial mysteries of a million spatial layers, but rather because the spatial Origin mysteries that this semi-divine spark could spy upon amounted to this much.

Being able to see it and actually possessing it were two different concepts.

Lin Yuan was already a ninth-stage existence to begin with, and combined with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he was able to make a completely ordinary semi-divine spark produce such an effect.

"Heaven-Defying," Lin Yuan marveled in his heart, "this is simply too Heaven-Defying."

"If even a semi-divine spark has such an effect, what about a True Divine Spark?" A trace of heat flared in Lin Yuan's eyes.

This semi-divine spark spanned two categories, shadow and space, and only the spatial one was of great use to Lin Yuan. Among the other seven semi-divine sparks, there were two more that involved space.

Adding the three semi-divine sparks together, and excluding the overlapping parts of the spatial essence, they could help Lin Yuan open up an additional two million spatial layers.

One had to know that since Lin Yuan stepped into the ninth stage, the total number of his spatial layers was still less than three hundred thousand, and this was even under the premise of comprehending dozens of types of Cosmic Power, over ten types of high-level Cosmic Power, and one Origin-level Cosmic Power.

Yet now, he could directly increase it by two million spatial layers?

"Demigods?"

"Demigods who have comprehended spatial attributes?"

Lin Yuan took a deep breath. Every semi-divine spark with spatial attributes could allow one to spy on a portion of the spatial essence, which was of immense use to Lin Yuan in opening up spatial layers.

"Next, the two Primordial Spirits will focus primarily on searching for those demigods."

Lin Yuan made a decision in his heart. It was not that he harbored a desire to kill those demigods who possessed spatial-attributed semi-divine sparks.

As long as they cooperated and willingly let him sense the semi-divine sparks in their bodies,

once Lin Yuan finished his comprehension, he would only Seal them up and release them after his thousand-year stay limit was reached.

A thousand years was nothing to the long Lifespan of a demigod.

Just like that,

time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, three hundred years had gone by.