Chapter 401: The Confusion of the Nine Supreme Experts

"Don't worry, don't be afraid. They just want to meet you," Supreme Being Yu Die said softly.

In the Two-Dimensional World, Lin Yuan had swept through the alien races from all directions, beating and crushing the Tier 11 Perfection legendary special life forms like the Four-Armed Divine King, which shocked even the Supreme Powerhouses greatly.

Therefore, besides Supreme Being Xia Qin, the other Supreme Powerhouses were all alerted and became intensely curious about Lin Yuan.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded.

It was just the right opportunity to deliver the eleven strange objects.

These eleven strange objects were treasures obtained by Xuanyuan Duo and other Human Civilization Evolvers over more than ten thousand years of painstaking effort, even risking their lives in battles with other ten thousand races experts. Taking fifty percent was already more than enough for Lin Yuan, so naturally he wouldn't 'embezzle' them.

Lin Yuan obtaining strange objects was incredibly easy, but that was built on the foundation of absolute strength.

Whereas for Human Civilization's Tier 11 Evolvers, trying to obtain strange objects—especially in the Late Stage—meant they could only compete against other ten thousand races experts, and the difficulty was unimaginable.

"Stand behind me."

Supreme Being Yu Die glanced at Lin Yuan, and immediately, the surrounding space-time began to shift.

"I can sense that the distance between me and my true body stretched by quadrillions of light-years in an instant…" Waves surged in Lin Yuan's heart; the Supreme Being Yu Die before his eyes right now was not her true body.

Rather, it was an insignificant Incarnation.

Very soon.

Lin Yuan followed Supreme Being Yu Die and arrived before a towering palace.

"This is our Human Civilization's Sanctuary No. 3."

Supreme Being Yu Die stopped and explained with a smile.

Sanctuary No. 3 was where the Nine Supreme Experts usually gathered.

After Human Civilization created the Virtual World, Sanctuary No. 3 was rarely used; most of the time, the Supreme Powerhouses gathered in the Virtual World, which was convenient and simple.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan nodded, his expression solemn.

This palace exerted great pressure on him; it was at least a supreme weapon, and a very powerful supreme weapon at that.

Among the more than a hundred strange objects obtained in the Two-Dimensional World, none could surpass this palace in terms of intimidating pressure.

Following behind Supreme Being Yu Die, Lin Yuan walked into the palace.

Deep within the palace.

Upon nine gigantic thrones sat nine towering figures.

After arriving here, Supreme Being Yu Die's figure quickly dissipated.

"Greetings to the Nine Supreme Experts." Lin Yuan immediately bowed to show his respect.

In Lin Yuan's heart, he had great respect for the Supreme Powerhouses, because for Supreme Powerhouses, protecting Human Civilization was completely done without asking for any reward.

Human Civilization's Eighth-Order Evolvers, Ninth-Order Evolvers, Tier 10 Evolvers, and Tier 11 Evolvers engaged in desperate battles against alien races on the Alien Race Battlefield; while it was indeed an 'obligation', they could also obtain massive benefits and rewards.

Under the Merit Points system established by Human Civilization, as long as one contributed to Human Civilization, one could receive numerous benefits and perks.

Only thus was today's brilliant Human Civilization forged.

Giving and gaining were in a state of balance.

But what about the Supreme Powerhouses?

They protected Human Civilization, dedicating immense time and energy, but what could they gain?

Basically nothing.

"What a powerful Physical Body," among the Nine Supreme Experts, Gu Li Supreme Expert gazed at Lin Yuan and spoke in a low voice.

As the Ultimate Existence of the Strength Evolution Path, Gu Li Supreme Expert's greatest strength lay in Physical Body power, believing in breaking all laws through pure force.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan listened obediently.

His Physical Body naturally far surpassed other Tier 10 Evolvers.

The Martial Dao Evolution Path was inherently skilled in the Physical Body, and with the enhancement of the Mysterious Gourd, his Physical Body exceeded the base strength by twenty-three times.

There was also Cultivating the Profound Yellow Body, which likewise drastically increased his Physical Body's strength, as well as withstanding the infusion of the Chaotic Void Origin when making the Breakthrough to Tier 10.

Under the influence of so many factors, Lin Yuan's Physical Body had already become unimaginably powerful; relying on his Physical Body alone, he could probably challenge ordinary Tier 11 Evolvers.

And this was merely the Physical Body of Lin Yuan's Solar Nascent Soul; as for his true body, it was even stronger.

"A powerful Physical Body is inferior to the comprehension of rules," on a throne to the side, Void God Supreme Expert spoke slowly.

"Hm?" Gu Li Supreme Expert glanced at Void God Supreme Expert.

Void God Supreme Expert commanded the Great Dao of Space and was definitely the most troublesome one among Human Civilization's Nine Supreme Experts, because one simply could not find where his true body was.

"Without a Physical Body, how can there be rule comprehension?" another Supreme Powerhouse spoke, showing a kind smile toward Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan," Supreme Being Xia Qin sat upon his throne and said slowly, "we are very pleased with your performance in the Two-Dimensional World."

"Thank you, Supreme Beings," Lin Yuan replied immediately.

To satisfy one or two Supreme Powerhouses was already exceedingly difficult, but to satisfy all Nine Supreme Experts? At least since Human Civilization entered the Star Sea Calendar, such a thing had never happened.

"Supreme Being, these are the eleven strange objects."

With a slight thought from Lin Yuan, eleven strange objects appeared in front of him.

Among the eleven strange objects, eight were 12-Star rare Materials, and three were supreme weapons—two offensive supreme weapons and one defensive supreme weapon.

"They're all decent."

The Nine Supreme Experts on their thrones took a glance and nodded slightly.

These strange objects did not have much effect on them, but they could at least enhance Human Civilization's foundation.

Moreover, Xuanyuan Duo and the other Tier 11 Evolvers had all died of old age within the Two-Dimensional World; these strange objects were found by them, and although their contributions were not as large as Lin Yuan's, they should at least be compensated.

"Lin Yuan, if you have strange objects you don't need, you can exchange them for Merit Points at any time, and then redeem 12-Star rare treasures helpful to you in Human Civilization's treasury."

Supreme Being Xia Qin reminded him.

In this trip to the Two-Dimensional World, only Lin Yuan made it out alive smoothly; in terms of harvest, Lin Yuan's was definitely the greatest.

With Lin Yuan's strength that swept across the Two-Dimensional World, he must have obtained a batch of strange objects as well; combined with the eleven strange objects taken as a cut, Supreme Being Xia Qin estimated that Lin Yuan had over thirty strange objects in his hands.

Supreme Being Xia Qin had no interest in the strange objects in Lin Yuan's hands, as those were earned by Lin Yuan through his own strength and methods, but not every strange object would be useful to oneself.

Human Civilization's treasury also housed a collection of 12-Star strange objects, treasures, and weapons with a wide variety, and they could only be redeemed through Merit Points.

Lin Yuan could completely choose what suited him.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Among the nearly one hundred strange objects obtained from the Two-Dimensional World, most were useless to him; rather than keeping them in his hands, it was better to exchange them for treasures and rarities useful to himself.

In any case, Human Civilization certainly wouldn't let him suffer a loss.

"I shall accept these eleven strange objects."

Supreme Being Xia Qin waved his hand, and the eleven strange objects in front of Lin Yuan vanished.

"We called you here intending to join forces to bring you to the 'bank' of the River of Time once more, enhancing your comprehension of the Time Rule and deepening your understanding of the Fusion of time and space, striving for you to comprehend the Space-Time Fusion Rule at an earlier date."

Supreme Being Xia Qin continued.

Lin Yuan had long comprehended the Time Rule thoroughly, but just like the Space Rules, so-called thorough comprehension was merely comprehending a certain facet of the Time Rule.

To ultimately comprehend the Space-Time Fusion Rule, he still needed to continually comprehend the Time Rule.

With Supreme Being Xia Qin's strength alone, he could free Lin Yuan from the River of Time for dozens of breaths; if the power of the Nine Supreme Experts was combined, the duration of breaking free from the River of Time would naturally be even longer.

As such, the help to Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Time Rule would naturally be even greater.

Of course, the Nine Supreme Experts joining forces to forcibly free a life within the River of Time from it would definitely incur backlash from the River of Time as well as the entire Universe.

However, Lin Yuan's contributions in the Two-Dimensional World this time were simply too great, so even though he had already taken eleven strange objects, Supreme Being Xia Qin and the other Supreme Powerhouses felt they should compensate Lin Yuan further.

As for the backlash, as long as the duration was controlled well, and considering Lin Yuan was only a Tier 10 life, that small price was something they could still bear.

"Go to the bank of the River of Time?" Lin Yuan hesitated slightly.

Standing on the bank of the River of Time and viewing the entire panorama of the River of Time was an unprecedented great fortune for the vast majority of lives.

But for Lin Yuan? His comprehension of the Time Rule had already reached an extreme; even if he stood on the bank of the River of Time again, it wouldn't be very useful. After all, he was merely a Tier 10 life—even if he briefly came to the 'bank', how far could he see?

In terms of efficiency, it was far inferior to absorbing that light cluster containing the comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule from the ten thousand races experts.

Most importantly, Supreme Being Xia Qin had probably underestimated the difficulty of bringing Lin Yuan out of the River of Time again.

Similar to resurrecting beings who died in the past, the more powerful the life resurrected, the greater the backlash price the Supreme Powerhouses would bear.

Resurrecting a Tier 6 life versus resurrecting a Tier 11 life naturally came with different costs.

And scooping lives of different levels out of the River of Time and bringing them to the bank also made a difference.

Within the River of Time, countless lives displayed different body sizes and weights according to the level of their inherent essence.

Undoubtedly, the higher the essence of life, the greater the body size and weight; a Tier 10 life was considered a small fish in the River of Time, while a Tier 11 life could be considered a big fish.

As for Lin Yuan? Even before falling into the Two-Dimensional World, his life intensity already rivaled Tier 11, qualifying him as a big fish.

Now, having gone through the Two-Dimensional World journey, comprehending the Space-Time Fusion Rule, and transforming his Internal World, he was considered a colossal behemoth even within the River of Time.

Occupying one-tenth to two-tenths of the riverbed, he belonged to the strongest tier beneath those Tier 11 Perfection legendary life forms.

Supreme Being Xia Qin assumed Lin Yuan was only a Tier 10 life, at most approaching a Tier 11 life, which was why he was so confident that he could easily bring Lin Yuan to the 'bank' of the river once more.

But the actual truth was likely quite different from what Supreme Being Xia Qin imagined.

"What is it?" Supreme Being Xia Qin noticed Lin Yuan's hesitation and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Supreme Being, could I exchange for a different reward?" Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and asked.

"Exchange for a different reward?" Supreme Being Xia Qin looked at Lin Yuan, slightly bewildered.

What reward could be more important than viewing the River of Time?

What reward could be more important than taking another step toward comprehending the Space-Time Fusion Rule?

"Actually, I have already comprehended the Space-Time Fusion Rule."

Lin Yuan thought about it and simply decided to be frank; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to refuse Supreme Being Xia Qin's 'enthusiasm'.

"You comprehended the Space-Time Fusion Rule?"

Supreme Being Xia Qin fell silent. He glanced at the other eight Supreme Powerhouses around him, a hint of bewilderment appearing in his eyes.