Chapter 506: Far-reaching Impact

After concluding his eleventh shuttle, Lin Yuan felt that the vast River of Time appeared slightly cramped to him.

Over the next hundred-odd years, after completely finishing the metamorphosis brought about by comprehending the Chaos Rules, this feeling grew increasingly intense.

Inside the River of Time, Lin Yuan had to curl up his body, striving to make himself smaller.

Otherwise, even if he lay flat, part of his physique would still exceed the limit that the River of Time could accommodate.

Such hidden dangers were not small; lightly, it would let the Twelve-Order Ultimates on the bank discover anomalies, and heavily, it might directly provoke a backlash from the River of Time, forcing an Ultimate leap.

But when the Heaven Wing Clan Ultimate Heavenly Feather Dust actively entered the River of Time space to evade the attacks of the Taiji Primordial Spirit wielding Twelfth Order weapons,

Lin Yuan, curled up beneath the River of Time, instantly couldn't hold back, directly extending his right hand, reaching into the bank, grabbing Heavenly Feather Dust's ankle, and dragging him toward the River of Time.

"Merely extending a hand and not escaping the River of Time for a long time should not provoke a backlash from the River of Time."

Lin Yuan thought to himself, even an ordinary Tier 11 life in Perfection would occasionally leap out of the River of Time.

As long as the time was short enough, there wouldn't be any major problems.

Even if he were truly forced into an early Ultimate leap, it would have no impact on Lin Yuan; his state at this moment was in Perfection, all aspects had reached the extreme, and he could impact the Twelfth Order at any time.

"This is?"

Heavenly Feather Dust, who was originally standing on the bank pondering how to wage war against Human Civilization, suddenly discovered that he was being dragged toward the River of Time.

"No!!"

Horror appeared on Heavenly Feather Dust's face; he had completely never expected that he would face an attack from beneath the river water.

On the bank of the River of Time, even if Twelve-Order Ultimates fought each other, it was merely combat between those on the bank.

Moreover, this kind of combat was extremely simple compared to that within the Universe, lacking so many profound rules; thus, normally speaking, no Twelve-Order Ultimate would slaughter each other on the bank.

Therefore, Heavenly Feather Dust had almost no vigilance, and even if he had defenses, it was against other Twelve-Order Ultimates also on the bank.

As for beneath the River of Time?

They were all just ants and dust trapped inside, and the greatest effort they could make was to briefly leap out of the water and look up at Ultimates like themselves.

Splash.

Before Heavenly Feather Dust could react, his grabbed right foot made contact with the water of the River of Time.

For lives below the Twelfth Order, the river water of the River of Time was extremely gentle and possessed no lethality at all, but for the Twelfth Order who had broken free from the River of Time,

the river water of the River of Time was the most fatal poison.

That was why the Twelve-Order Ultimates stood tall on the bank, overlooking the River of Time, yet had never entered the River of Time again.

Even as strong as Twelve-Order Ultimates, if they touched the river water of the River of Time for a long time, their own life essence would suffer massive erosion, and they might even fall back to the Tier 11 life level, being bound by the River of Time once again.

This was something absolutely unacceptable to any Twelve-Order Ultimate.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~~

With his right foot immersed in the River of Time, Heavenly Feather Dust's mental will was shaken. Before he could make any move, that hand beneath the River of Time completely dragged him beneath the River of Time.

In front of the spacetime black hole,

the many Twelve-Order Ultimates who were fighting and slaughtering the Nine Supreme Experts of Human Civilization successively stopped their hands.

The scene where Heavenly Feather Dust went all out yet was beaten down by the Galaxy Star Master, and ultimately had no choice but to flee into the River of Time space, was hard for the dozen-plus Twelve-Order Ultimates to accept.

For the Galaxy Star Master's attack might to reach the Twelfth Order threshold was already abnormal enough. Looking at this situation, it wasn't just as simple as reaching the Twelfth Order threshold, but rather being able to injure Heavenly Feather Dust?

Otherwise, Heavenly Feather Dust wouldn't have actively fled into the River of Time space.

For a moment, the various Twelve-Order Ultimates were somewhat silent.

What did they come together to do again? To encircle and kill the Galaxy Star Master?

But the current Galaxy Star Master, was someone they could encircle and kill?

With the strength displayed by the Galaxy Star Master today, wanting to encircle and kill him was no less difficult than encircling and killing a Twelve-Order Ultimate?

Since the birth of this Universe, even when the most tragic slaughters among Twelve-Order Ultimates broke out, the fall of a Twelve-Order Life had never occurred.

On the side of Human Civilization, Supreme Being Xuan Yuan and the other Nine Supreme Experts likewise fell into silence.

The Nine Supreme Experts had rushed over intending to avenge Lin Yuan. In their view, more than a dozen Twelve-Order Ultimates had locked onto the coordinate location of Lin Yuan's Incarnation.

The result was already doomed; Supreme Being Xuan Yuan and Supreme Being Xia Qin had already prepared to make exorbitant demands—so many Twelve-Order Ultimates encircling and killing the Galaxy Star Master?

Even if it was just a Clone or Incarnation, it severely violated the unwritten rules among the Twelfth Order.

Therefore,

if these Twelve-Order Ultimates on the field did not pay a price satisfying to Human Civilization afterwards, Supreme Being Xuan Yuan would immediately take the field personally to slaughter the Tier 11 lives and Tier 10 lives of other ethnic groups.

In the predictions of Supreme Being Xuan Yuan and other Supreme Powerhouses, these Twelve-Order Ultimates encircling and killing the Galaxy Star Master should back down, after all, it was indeed they who actively overturned the table.

However.

The development of things somewhat exceeded Supreme Being Xuan Yuan's expectations.

This Clone and Incarnation of the Galaxy Star Master did not fall, but instead beat down the Heaven Wing Clan Ultimate Heavenly Feather Dust.

This made Supreme Being Xuan Yuan feel somewhat unfamiliar. The nine of them had rushed here precisely to avenge the Galaxy Star Master who was encircled and killed to death.

Even if it was just a Clone or Incarnation.

Yet now, not only did this Clone of the Galaxy Star Master not die, but on the contrary, the Heaven Wing Clan Ultimate was being severely beaten.

This instead left Supreme Being Xuan Yuan and Supreme Being Xia Qin completely dumbfounded.

"Galaxy Star Master."

The Prison Clan Ultimate's gaze was profound, looking toward the River of Time space and locking eyes with Heavenly Feather Dust standing tall on the bank.

The other Twelve-Order Ultimates were likewise the same; they realized the seriousness of the matter—the Galaxy Star Master was simply not someone they could encircle and kill.

"Hmm?"

The Bug Race Mother Empress's expression changed slightly.

The other Twelve-Order Ultimates were also like this.

Immediately after, under the wide-eyed gaze of all the Twelve-Order Ultimates, Heavenly Feather Dust was forcefully dragged into the River of Time by a hand extending from beneath the River of Time.

"This?"

On the bank of the River of Time, each and every Twelve-Order Ultimate gazed at the mighty River of Time with extreme solemnity.

"That hand?"

"It's the Galaxy Star Master."

"The Galaxy Star Master is merely a life within the river; how could he possibly have the power to drag us Twelfth Orders down here?"

The various Twelve-Order Ultimates found it hard to believe. The River of Time space was where the foundation of life was reflected; wanting to drag a Twelve-Order Life here? Just how strong would such a life essence need to be?

"How is that impossible?"

"Don't forget the scene earlier where the Galaxy Star Master beat down Heavenly Feather Dust."

The Yu Clan Ultimate spoke.

As soon as these words came out,

the many Twelve-Order Ultimates immediately reacted.

That's right.

Even a Tier 11 suppressing a Twelfth Order had appeared.

A life within the River of Time dragging a life on the bank of the River of Time was not so absolutely impossible either.

"Heavenly Feather Dust is going to take a huge tumble this time."

The Prison Clan Ultimate said in a low voice.

At this moment, each and every Twelve-Order Ultimate stood tall on the bank of the River of Time and gazed afar.

Yet not a single Twelve-Order Ultimate was willing to make a move and enter the River of Time to save Heavenly Feather Dust.

Even the other few Ultimates of the Heaven Wing Clan were merely standing quietly on the bank, without the slightest intention of saving him?

Save him?

How to save him?

Twelve-Order Lives were naturally repelled by the River of Time. If a Twelve-Order Life dared to enter the River of Time, they would first have to face the cost of their life essence being massively eroded.

Splash.

Just as the many Twelve-Order Ultimates gazed at the River of Time,

the river surface, which had originally flowed calmly, suddenly began to stir up ripples.

The ripples continuously increased and grew more intense, eventually forming waves, as if two prehistoric giant beasts were grappling beneath the river water.

"Scram, scram, scram!!"

Inside the River of Time, Heavenly Feather Dust felt his own life essence continuously weakening. Filled with shock and anger, he rose up to resist.

Lin Yuan, however, was unconcerned. He could feel the River of Time's impact and suppression on Heavenly Feather Dust; right now, he only needed to hold down Heavenly Feather Dust, this Twelve-Order Life.

Exceeding a certain time limit, what the opponent would face was the risk of their life essence regressing.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Heavenly Feather Dust's pupils were bloodred, and the twenty-four pairs of wings behind his back swayed.

Silently, two pairs of those wings began to collapse.

Rumble.

Heavenly Feather Dust's power surged by a large margin, repelling Lin Yuan with a gesture, and then he directly rushed out of the River of Time, fleeing panic-stricken toward the bank.

"He came out?"

"Heavenly Feather Dust came out."

Seeing this, the many Twelfth Orders on the bank breathed a slight sigh of relief.

They also noticed Heavenly Feather Dust's weak aura, as well as his original twenty-four pairs of wings becoming twenty-two pairs, but as long as he broke free from the River of Time, that was fine.

"Let's go."

The other few ancestors of the Heaven Wing Clan quickly received Heavenly Feather Dust back, and then their figures vanished, returning to the Heaven Wing Clan's territory.

"What a pity."

Beneath the River of Time, Lin Yuan watched Heavenly Feather Dust escape, feeling a slight regret in his heart.

In the Main Universe, even if Lin Yuan dispatched his true physical body and urged those Dao Realm supreme-grade weapons, there was absolutely no hope of killing a Twelve-Order Ultimate.

If the Taiji Primordial Spirit held a Twelfth Order weapon and continuously slashed hundreds of thousands of times, it would probably only cause Heavenly Feather Dust to suffer some slight injuries.

Furthermore, as time went on, the other Twelve-Order Ultimates who reacted would also stop him.

But inside the River of Time?

Heavenly Feather Dust had the possibility of truly falling.

However, there was still a huge gap between Lin Yuan's and Heavenly Feather Dust's life essences, even though ninety percent of the opponent's mental effort was resisting the erosion from the entire River of Time.

Once Heavenly Feather Dust started fighting desperately, Lin Yuan wouldn't even be able to hold him back.

Although Heavenly Feather Dust was not completely left behind, it still met Lin Yuan's expectations.

Because the injuries suffered by Heavenly Feather Dust could almost be described as irremediable.

Not to mention the erosion suffered by his own life essence during his fall into the River of Time, just the two pairs of wings that shattered at the end in order to break free from the River of Time,

would probably make Heavenly Feather Dust pay an irreversible price.

The power core of the Heaven Wing Clan was all on the wings behind their backs, and even when reaching the Twelve-Order Ultimate, this remained so.

Shattering wings could indeed temporarily grant a soaring increase in strength, but afterwards, one would face a nearly permanent decrease and weakening of strength.

As a Twelve-Order Life, even if Heavenly Feather Dust was confident of recovering the shattered two pairs of wings, it would probably be hundreds of millions of eons later.

And before recovering, Heavenly Feather Dust would probably not even dare to show his face.

A Heaven Wing Clan Ultimate with only twenty-two pairs of wings would probably rank at the bottom in terms of strength among Twelve-Order Lives.

"Hmm?"

"These Twelfth Orders haven't left?"

Hiding beneath the river water, Lin Yuan saw that on the bank of the River of Time, many Twelve-Order Ultimates were still staring beneath the river water.

However, Lin Yuan obviously noticed that the positions where these Twelve-Order Ultimates stood at this moment were already a large distance away from the River of Time.

Before today, these Twelve-Order Ultimates had all stood tall on the bank, overlooking the River of Time,

for the "big fish" that occasionally leaped out of the water to look up at.

But now, it could no longer be considered the bank.

"They are all guarding against me?"

Lin Yuan sighed, not feeling surprised.

Being able to drag Heavenly Feather Dust into the River of Time like that was mainly due to catching him off guard.

Heavenly Feather Dust had simply never anticipated a drag coming from beneath the River of Time.

That was why he ended up in that kind of outcome.

It was just that this kind of thing could at most be done once.

Now that these Twelve-Order Ultimates had defenses and were constantly vigilant against Lin Yuan beneath the River of Time, wanting to replicate it again would be impossible.

First, the distance was too far; Lin Yuan would probably have to crawl out half his body to reach those Twelve-Order Ultimates now.

Second, after having defenses, the Twelve-Order Ultimates would react at the first moment. Under the gap in life essence, it would also be very difficult for Lin Yuan to continue dragging them down.

"However, this kind of method is no longer needed."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. His breakthrough to the Ultimate was imminent; if everything went smoothly, he would stand tall on the bank together with those Twelve-Order Ultimates, with no need to hide beneath the river water to launch sneak attacks.

On the bank of the River of Time.

The various Twelve-Order Ultimates were very far from the river water.

"The injuries suffered by Heavenly Feather Dust will probably be difficult to fully recover from until this cosmic era ends."

"Indeed, the erosion of the life essence by the river water of the River of Time is far too heavy for us Twelfth Orders."

"The Heaven Wing Clan has suffered heavy losses, which will probably affect them even after the great destruction of the Universe."

The many Twelve-Order Ultimates were communicating. To any Twelve-Order Life, the great destruction of the Universe was no different from the gates of hell.

Without reaching the Pilgrimage Realm Peak, there was only a half or even a small fraction of a probability of surviving.

As for Heavenly Feather Dust's current state, before the great destruction of the Universe, let alone improving his strength, it would be difficult even to recover to his prime condition.

Under this circumstance, the possibility of Heavenly Feather Dust surviving the great destruction of the Universe was estimated to be only twenty to thirty percent, or even lower.

The stronger the Proving Dao Realm practitioner, the higher the probability of surviving the great destruction of the Universe, until reaching the Pilgrimage Realm Peak, where one would safely cross over the great destruction of the Universe.

Nowadays, why were Twelve-Order Ultimates unwilling to fight and kill each other?

First, it was difficult for Ultimates to truly determine victory or defeat between each other, and fighting had no great meaning.

Second, so what if victory or defeat was determined? Killing a thousand enemies while self-damaging eight hundred—if you heavily injured the enemy, everyone was of the Twelfth Order, and under desperate resistance, you would certainly suffer injuries yourself.

This would affect one's own state and combat power when facing the great destruction of the Universe in the future.

Failing to cross the great destruction of the Universe would mean complete death and downfall for any Twelve-Order Ultimate, with no other possibility whatsoever.