Chapter 398 Space-Time Fusion

Chapter 398 Space-Time Fusion (Thanks to book friend 'Zhi Ren _ Lun Shi' for the Alliance Leader tip)

Virtual World.

Supreme Being Xia Qin sat high on his throne and said with a solemn expression: "You are saying that the 'white paper' already has an owner?"

Over the long years in the Main Universe, objects from outside the Universe frequently squeezed in through permanent space cracks.

The vast majority of these extraterrestrial objects were 'dead objects'.

For example, the extraterrestrial aurora from not long ago.

But there was also a small portion that were 'living creatures'.

During the period when Human Civilization lay dormant, a bizarre life form squeezed through the permanent space crack on the large-scale battlefield opened up by the Zerg and the Heaven Wing Clan.

This bizarre life form almost brought an irreversible disaster to the Cosmic Starry Sky.

In the end, more than a dozen Supreme Powerhouses joined forces to barely banish that bizarre life form back outside the Universe.

Compared to 'dead objects', 'living creatures' had greater uncertainty, enough to make even Ultimate Existences vigilant.

If what Lin Yuan said was correct, that 'white paper' already had an owner.

And it was right inside the 'white paper'.

Then they, the Ultimate Existences, would reassess how to treat it.

"It cannot be said to have an owner, but at least a 'spirit' has been born, possessing an independent will."

Lin Yuan stated his speculation.

According to the Half-meter-tall Old Man, the Two-Dimensional World within this white paper was created by a great existence close to being a Perfect Time Life.

And the Half-meter-tall Old Man himself did not look like a Perfect Time Life,

at most being something similar to a 'spirit',

or a 'butler' casually created by that existence close to being a Perfect Time Life back then.

"As long as it possesses an independent will, it counts as a 'living creature'."

Supreme Being Xia Qin frowned. "No wonder over these past hundred years, we tried to refine it multiple times yet had not the slightest effect."

With the methods of Ultimate Existences, if it truly were an unowned object, not to mention being completely refined, at least some hope could be seen.

But in reality, their refining methods towards the 'white paper' yielded absolutely no feedback at all.

"There is one more matter." Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment and continued, "Inside the Two-Dimensional World, the Evolvers of our Human Civilization probably cannot come out."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yuan repeated the words of the Half-meter-tall Old Man.

"All life forms of the ten thousand races that fall into the Two-Dimensional World can ultimately only have one walk out."

Lin Yuan said truthfully.

"So that is how it is."

Supreme Being Xia Qin was silent for a moment before quickly accepting it.

Without Lin Yuan, if the Evolvers of Human Civilization developed normally, not a single one would have been able to walk out either.

If Lin Yuan had never fallen into the Two-Dimensional World, that place should have been the stage for special life forms, and the Ultimate victor would only be legendary special life forms like the Four-Armed Divine King.

Lin Yuan becoming the Ultimate victor in the Two-Dimensional World already made Supreme Being Xia Qin incomparably satisfied; at least they did not need to face foundational losses.

And Lin Yuan also casually mentioned that the Ultimate victor would receive corresponding rewards.

Of course, Supreme Being Xia Qin did not ask too much about what specific rewards they were; this belonged to Lin Yuan's own Opportunity.

"This is already very good."

"Do not carry a burden; they cannot come out not because of you."

Supreme Being Xia Qin comforted Lin Yuan with a few words.

The facts were indeed so; even Lin Yuan's appearance had recovered part of the losses.

After all, many strange objects were brought out. Even if Lin Yuan took away half of these strange objects, Human Civilization would still take away a portion from the remaining half.

Ultimately, in the hands of every Human Evolver, they could still be considered immensely precious.

Even if it could not restore the foundational losses of many Human Evolvers, it could make up for most of it in other aspects.

"Does anyone else know about this matter?"

Supreme Being Xia Qin suddenly asked.

"Probably not." Lin Yuan thought for a moment and nodded.

Even he had only faintly deduced such matters from the changing difficulty of pushing open the Heavenly Gate during its two openings, and only fully confirmed it after walking into the Heavenly Gate and meeting that Half-meter-tall Old Man.

As for the life forms of other ten thousand races? They simply never had the Opportunity to contact the Heavenly Gate, wouldn't even think in this direction, let alone know about this matter.

Two-Dimensional World.

Lin Yuan obediently sat in the corner, secretly observing his surroundings.

"Are you wondering where those life forms in the scroll that walked into the Heavenly Gate in the past are now?" In front of the huge scroll, the Half-meter-tall Old Man glanced at Lin Yuan and said casually.

"I am just a bit curious." Lin Yuan indeed had thoughts in this regard.

How long was the history within the Two-Dimensional World? It was estimated to be calculated in cosmic eras.

According to the Heavenly Gate opening once every ten thousand years, a large batch of life forms should have left the Two-Dimensional World.

"The founder of this Low-Dimensional Space, that great existence close to being a Perfect Time Life, was merciful. He believed that even tiny low-dimensional life forms should have the freedom to break free from everything."

"That is why there is the Heavenly Gate opening once every ten thousand years."

The Half-meter-tall Old Man spoke.

"Any life form that walks into the Heavenly Gate can shed the essence of low-dimensional life forms. I usually throw them into nearby Universes."

"Oh, I have thrown quite a few into your Universe as well, and now a large portion of them are already dead."

The Half-meter-tall Old Man said casually.

The original intention of creating this Low-Dimensional Space was to explore lower-dimensional worlds, and secondly, it was discovered that splitting a trace of mental will into it allowed for Comprehension Ability competitions from the same starting point.

The latter gradually became the main use of this Low-Dimensional Space. Under continuous perfection over the long years, a complete low-dimensional world was even nurtured inside, with infinite low-dimensional life forms propagating within.

Later, following a major upheaval, this Low-Dimensional Space fell dormant within the Taiyuan Ruins. As cosmic eras passed, it was once again spewed out by various forces within the Taiyuan Ruins, automatically beginning to absorb all nearby life forms and drawing them into the Two-Dimensional World.

As long as the number of life forms falling into the Two-Dimensional World was sufficient, this Low-Dimensional Space would slowly stop and start a new round of 'games'.

These were like fixed 'programs', branded deep within the 'white paper', which the Half-meter-tall Old Man also needed to follow.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan fell into a brief silence.

Actually, escaping the Low-Dimensional Space was not necessarily a good thing for those life forms within the Two-Dimensional World.

The Witch Emperor and Witch Ancestor who dominated a region in the Two-Dimensional World might become incomparably frail once they reached the Main Universe. Although their upper limit was raised, how many could actually reach that upper limit?

Just as the Half-meter-tall Old Man said, the vast majority of Low-Dimensional Space life forms thrown into nearby areas would die within a short time, and the few who endured for a period would also die.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan looked toward the distant huge scroll, vaguely sensing changes in the scroll.

"Time flow rate?"

Lin Yuan's expression was solemn as he felt the fluctuations in the scroll's time flow rate begin to surge.

"If one wants to take away the 'rule comprehension' of all game participants, naturally it requires them all to die." The Half-meter-tall Old Man rarely explained.

"The hundredfold time flow rate ratio is simply too slow; let me speed it up."

Just as the Half-meter-tall Old Man finished speaking, Lin Yuan saw that the time flow rate ratio within the scroll had already reached one million to one or ten million to one.

Inside the Two-Dimensional World.

The Four-Armed Divine King and many other ten thousand races experts witnessed Lin Yuan enter the Heavenly Gate, after which the Heavenly Gate quickly dissipated.

They then each left the Heavenly Mountain, waiting for the next opening of the Heavenly Gate.

As Tier 11 life forms, their Comprehension Ability naturally belonged to the top tier. After expending a great deal of time and energy, they also comprehended some methods for prolonging life.

Coupled with the life extension inherent to the thirtieth and fortieth realms of the Witch Ancestor, surviving tens of thousands or one hundred thousand years was not a difficult task.

"The next time the Heavenly Gate opens, the one entering will definitely be me."

The Four-Armed Divine King had full confidence in his heart.

Just at this moment.

The Four-Armed Divine King's expression changed slightly.

With the help of the 'coordinates' of his true physical body located outside, he clearly felt the change in the time flow rate within the Two-Dimensional World at this moment.

From the original one hundred to one, it began to skyrocket infinitely.

A dozen or so minutes passed in the Main Universe.

Ten thousand years passed within the Two-Dimensional World.

Ushering in the third opening of the Heavenly Gate.

When this Heavenly Gate opened, the Four-Armed Divine King swept across all directions and stood before the Heavenly Gate.

However, what awaited him was an unshakable Heavenly Gate.

Ten thousand years.

Twenty thousand years.

Fifty thousand years.

One hundred thousand years.

The Four-Armed Divine King stood before the Heavenly Gate again and again, only to find that he could not push it open. In the end, he could only die of old age as a Clone within the Two-Dimensional World amidst incomparable unwillingness.

"What is going on?"

"Why would this 'white paper' undergo such a change?"

"Why is the time flow rate so vastly different?"

Outside, many Ultimate Existences were furious, especially the Supreme Powerhouses of the Starry Sky Alliance, as well as the Supreme Powerhouses of the Yu Clan, and so on. They had paid a huge price just to let their valued clansmen survive under the Human Blood Rain.

Yet in the end, they still died inside?

What about the price they had paid before?

"Xia Qin, what is going on here?" The Starry Sky Alliance Supreme Powerhouse immediately looked toward Supreme Being Xia Qin, as the changes in the time flow rate within the Two-Dimensional World on the white paper had occurred after Human Blood Rain entered.

If someone said the two had no relation whatsoever, the Ultimate Existence present would certainly not believe it.

"How would I know what is going on?"

Supreme Being Xia Qin shook his head. "My Human Evolver, 'Human Blood Rain', lost control over his Clone after entering Tianmen, experiencing a root-level loss."

Supreme Being Xia Qin spoke whatever came to mind.

Anyway, this matter could not be proven, so anything he said would work.

"You don't really think that a mere Tier 11 life could manipulate this piece of 'white paper', do you?"

Supreme Being Xia Qin asked in retort.

Any Ultimate Existence could see that this piece of white paper contained vast energy, at least far surpassing an individual Supreme Powerhouse.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have left dozens of Ultimate Existence helpless for over a hundred years.

"I suspect that this piece of 'white paper' is actually a 'living creature' with an independent will; the fate of all lives falling into it has already been predetermined."

Supreme Being Xia Qin said.

Ever since hearing some information about this piece of 'white paper' from Lin Yuan, Supreme Being Xia Qin had already prepared his reasoning.

"A living creature?"

Numerous Ultimate Existence glanced at each other.

This speculation was not entirely impossible, especially now that the time flow rate within the white paper was actively changing, clearly driven by a will.

And could that will be that Human Blood Rain? How long had Human Blood Rain even entered Tianmen? Furthermore, with the level of a Tier 11 life, trying to refine this piece of 'white paper' was nothing short of a fantasy.

Within the white paper.

Lin Yuan watched as one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand years of time passed by in the blink of an eye within that huge scroll.

Even for the Ultimate life forms that had jumped out of the River of Time, maintaining such an exaggerated ratio in a short time still required paying a price.

Not to mention that the range in which the Half-meter-tall Old Man maintained the time ratio was an entire Two-Dimensional World.

Swish.

The Half-meter-tall Old Man's hands constantly fiddled with the huge scroll, and crystal-clear lights continuously emerged from the scroll, gathering in the old man's hands.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, over a month had passed.

At this moment, a fist-sized ball of crystal-clear light had condensed in the hands of the Half-meter-tall Old Man.

With just a distant glance, Lin Yuan could feel the essence of infinite time and space flowing upon it.

"Is that the comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule by all the ten thousand races experts within the scroll?"

Lin Yuan's mind stirred slightly.

Wanting to strip away comprehension of a certain rule, especially forcefully stripping it away, seemed like an impossible feat.

Inside the Black Planet, the twelve guidance spaces of Fusion rules came from Ultimate life forms, and those were voluntarily stripped away by the Ultimate life forms themselves.

Right now, however, the comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule by over one hundred million ten thousand races experts all converged into that crystal-clear ball of light. Lin Yuan deduced that this was achieved through dimensional reduction means, lowering the life essence and then cutting it out.

This method was only useful against lives below the Twelfth Order. As for the Twelfth Order Ultimate Existence?

They were completely capable of resisting the power of dimensional reduction.

Even if they fell into Low-Dimensional Space, it would be impossible to cut away their comprehension of the rules.

The essence of a Twelfth Order life was right there; they were not as easily manipulated as Tier 11 life.

"Alright."

The Half-meter-tall Old Man looked at the crystal-clear ball of light in his hand and turned to look at Lin Yuan.

"Senior." Lin Yuan immediately stood up.

"This is yours."

The Half-meter-tall Old Man gave a gentle toss, and the crystal-clear ball of light flew in front of Lin Yuan.

"This?"

Merely observing it from up close without even touching it, Lin Yuan was instantly mesmerized.

Countless comprehensions regarding the Space-Time Fusion Rule surged endlessly into his mind.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. By observing the Fusion Origin of the Time Rule and Space Rules, your comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule increases significantly.]

Over the past hundred years, while comprehending the twelve Pillar-level fusion rules on the Black Planet, Lin Yuan would also comprehend the Space-Time Fusion Rule.

After all, the Space-Time Fusion Rule had a significant connection to breaking through to the Ultimate, and comprehending the Space-Time Fusion Rule at Tier 10 could make one's Internal World even more perfect.

In the future, when Lin Yuan broke through to Eleven-Tier, the benefits he would gain from enduring the infusion from the Chaotic Void Origin would be even greater.

Whether it was the infusion of the Universe Origin or the Chaotic Void Origin, it was essentially filling a basin of water.

Whether this basin of water was only half a meter in size or as large as a lake, it would ultimately be filled by the poured-down Origin within three hundred and thirty-three seconds.

Therefore, the larger the water basin, the more water it could withstand, and the more terrifying the resulting transformation would be.

The "water basin" here basically referred to the Internal World.

Comprehending the Space-Time Fusion Rule was undoubtedly able to make the Internal World more perfect and complete, so as to withstand more Origin.

Originally, Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule progressed slowly, and there was even no hope of comprehending it during Tier 10.

This was also completely normal; it was nearly impossible for a Tier 10 life to comprehend the Time Rule, let alone comprehending the Space-Time Fusion Rule? Such a thing had never happened in this cosmic era, or even in the past ten cosmic eras.

But now.

Observing the crystal-clear ball of light before him, Lin Yuan truly felt that his comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule was increasing significantly every single second.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. By observing the Fusion Origin of the Time Rule and Space Rules, your comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule increases significantly.]

Lin Yuan closely watched the crystal-clear ball of light in front of him. At this moment, all his concentration—including his true physical body, the Taiyin Primordial Spirit, and numerous Incarnations—abandoned the matters at hand and completely began to comprehend the crystal-clear ball of light.

Before the huge scroll, after the Half-meter-tall Old Man tossed the crystal-clear ball of light to Lin Yuan, he noticed that the latter's attention had completely sunk into it.

"He actually started having an Epiphany?"

The Half-meter-tall Old Man raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised.

For any Experts, an Epiphany was a rare Opportunity during which one's Comprehension Ability would experience an explosive surge. Even for a Twelfth Order life, experiencing an Epiphany once was extremely difficult.

But Lin Yuan?

The Half-meter-tall Old Man felt deeply touched; before even becoming a Twelfth Order life, his Comprehension Ability was stronger than that of most Twelfth Order life, and much stronger at that, completely defying any reason.

Seeing Lin Yuan fall into an Epiphany, the Half-meter-tall Old Man actually felt it was completely normal.

"I wonder how much improvement this Epiphany can bring? On the Space-Time Fusion Rule, he can probably take another step forward, right?"

The Half-meter-tall Old Man guessed with great interest.

Even with direct rule comprehension like the crystal-clear ball of light, wanting to absorb it was not something that could be achieved overnight.

For example, if an extremely hungry person had a cart of steamed buns placed in front of them,

wanting to fill their stomach—even with an open belly and without any restrictive conditions—still required time from stuffing it into the mouth to swallowing and then digesting.

Of course, compared to normal comprehension—

that is, compared to the many complex processes of creating this bun from scratch, from planting wheat seeds, growing into wheat, making flour, and finally making steamed buns—

it was undoubtedly much simpler.

But no matter how simple, it still required time.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. By observing the Fusion Origin of the Time Rule and Space Rules, you comprehend the Space-Time Fusion Rule.]

On the Galaxy Main Star, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, and the numerous inspirations regarding the Space-Time Fusion Rule surging in his mind finally reached a certain qualitative change.

At this moment, time and space completely lost their boundaries before Lin Yuan, and the two could easily fuse together.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yuan's expression became enlightened as threads of power of the Time Rule and Space Rules constantly fused in front of him, converging into a brand-new power that possessed both time and space yet transcended them.

This was the power of the Space-Time Fusion Rule.

"So that's how it is."

Within the white paper, Lin Yuan's expression also revealed a look of enlightenment. Raising his right hand, the powers of time and space intertwined and fused between his fingers like playthings.

"Hmm?"

"He has already comprehended the Space-Time Fusion Rule just like that?"

Not far away, the Half-meter-tall Old Man, who was observing Lin Yuan, could not help but reveal a look of astonishment.