Chapter 651: Lin Yuan and Celestial Venerable Fu Xu

"Giant Core Heavenly Pillar?"

Lin Yuan looked at the towering Heavenly Pillar before him, slight ripples stirring in his heart.

The last time he was here, this Giant Core Heavenly Pillar had just been born.

At that time, he was joyous yet anxious, worried that he wouldn't be able to protect this Giant Core Heavenly Pillar.

And indeed, even though he had refined this Giant Core Heavenly Pillar in just a tenth of a breath,

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, who arrived afterwards, took it away with just a single slap.

And now.

Lin Yuan walked up to this Giant Core Heavenly Pillar once again.

Unlike last time, Lin Yuan did not feel the slightest bit of anxiety or worry this time.

"Celestial Venerable Fu Xu."

Lin Yuan quietly looked at the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Have you not seen enough yet?"

Whoosh!

As soon as his voice fell.

A figure clad in dark robes condensed.

It was precisely Celestial Venerable Fu Xu.

Lin Yuan glanced at Celestial Venerable Fu Xu without feeling any surprise.

In fact, as early as when Celestial Venerable Fu Yun died, Lin Yuan had sensed the aura of Celestial Venerable Fu Xu. From that moment on, this Strongest Celestial Venerable had been carefully observing him the entire time.

Later, when numerous Peak Heavenly Venerables perished at Lin Yuan's hands, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu still did not make a move.

In the end, why did the five top Peak Heavenly Venerables, including Celestial Venerable Fu Yun, join forces in a desperate struggle and refuse to retreat unto death? Firstly, it was for the dignity and face of the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom.

Secondly, it was presumably ordered in secret by Celestial Venerable Fu Xu.

"Remarkable."

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu looked at Lin Yuan solemnly, his tone carrying a slight hint of amazement.

He had indeed arrived long ago and had never made a move.

The reason was simply to see Lin Yuan's strength and methods.

As for the eleven fallen Peak Heavenly Venerables of the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom? What died were merely their primary combat physical bodies, not their complete demise.

If they used these eleven primary combat physical bodies as a price to thoroughly test Lin Yuan's true capabilities for Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, it was still quite a bargain.

"Your strength should stem from the evolved Chaos power path? The Chaos power path is superior to the Thirteenth Order Legacy? Remarkable, truly remarkable."

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu was not without gains, and at this moment, he spoke with a rather unsettled tone.

Normally speaking, a Strongest Celestial Venerable like him achieved this status because he had mastered one or several Thirteenth Order secret methods.

As for the evolved Chaos power path? It was not the main focus and could not compare to powers at the Thirteenth Order level.

But Lin Yuan had reversed it.

Not to say completely reversed.

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu also sensed that Lin Yuan cultivated some kind of Thirteenth Order secret method, but the blessings brought to him by this Thirteenth Order secret method were no higher than the Chaos power path he himself had evolved.

"In the exploration of Thirteenth Order secret methods, I am still inferior to you."

Lin Yuan looked at Celestial Venerable Fu Xu with a smile.

Hearing this, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu did not speak.

"This Giant Core Heavenly Pillar was first refined by me. You've taken it for so long, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, shouldn't you return it now?"

Lin Yuan continued.

His purpose in coming this time was precisely to take back the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar.

Of course, if Celestial Venerable Fu Xu's strength was too strong and exceeded Lin Yuan's coping range, it wasn't an absolute must to take it back.

"Return it?"

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu remained silent.

If it were any other top Peak Heavenly Venerable saying these words to him, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu wouldn't have bothered at all.

But Lin Yuan?

Although he didn't know exactly how strong Lin Yuan's strength was, it was definitely at the level of a Strongest Celestial Venerable. Facing Lin Yuan, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu even felt a sense of oppression in his heart as well.

"It can be returned."

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu stared at Lin Yuan and spoke.

"As long as you, Milky Way Heavenly Lord, can withstand one of my attacks."

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu said.

He was not willing to fight to the death with Lin Yuan over a Giant Core Heavenly Pillar.

With the treasure land contention still far from ending, fighting to the death with Lin Yuan now and exhausting his trump cards—what would he use to face the foundational lethal weapons of other Ancient Kingdoms?

Therefore, he limited it to a single move.

"Very well."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Although he also wanted to fight with Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, he knew that now was not the time for a battle.

Given his cultivation speed, before the treasure land contention ended, his strength would likely increase by another notch, at which point he could naturally sweep through all Experts in this treasure land even more easily.

As for now?

Lin Yuan came over just to try if he could take back the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar; if he couldn't take it back, it was no big deal.

At the same time.

Across various parts of the treasure land, many Peak Heavenly Venerables also sensed the space-time fluctuations coming from the core Heavenly Pillar occupied and refined by the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom.

"What is going on?"

"Why are they fighting over there?"

Peak Heavenly Venerables from various Ancient Kingdoms looked remotely toward the location of the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar. They could feel vast areas of space-time annihilating and collapsing, and even the Dao rules were transforming, daring not to approach.

This was the mighty momentum that could only be caused by top Peak Heavenly Venerables fighting with bloodshot eyes.

"Who on earth dares to make a move against the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar at a time like this?"

Many Peak Heavenly Venerables felt puzzled in their hearts. That Giant Core Heavenly Pillar had already been refined by Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, who could arrive instantly. Making a move against the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar was equivalent to making a move against Celestial Venerable Fu Xu.

This was not something just any Ancient Kingdom could achieve.

Even in the Late Stage of the treasure land contention, when the foundational lethal weapons of all Ancient Kingdoms were brought out together, they planned to join forces against the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom before there was any hope of seizing the treasure land.

And now?

The various Peak Heavenly Venerables were somewhat dazed, not knowing which Ancient Kingdom was making a move.

"That Milky Way Heavenly Lord…"

Compared to the puzzled Experts of Ancient Kingdoms such as the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, Profound Yin Ancient Kingdom, and Barbaric Ancient Kingdom, the eleven Heavenly Venerables of the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom looked toward the direction of the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar with lingering fear.

Their primary combat physical bodies had all been crushed to pieces by the Milky Way Heavenly Lord. Such a gap in strength, resembling a natural chasm, left the eleven Peak Heavenly Venerables of the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom unable to recover their wits even now.

"Fu Yu, that Milky Way Heavenly Lord…" Celestial Venerable Fu Yun looked at Celestial Venerable Fu Yu. He was the first top Peak Heavenly Venerable to perish at the hands of the Milky Way Heavenly Lord. Although he hadn't witnessed more of Lin Yuan's combat scenes, just that scene before death allowed Celestial Venerable Fu Yun to make some deductions.

"The Milky Way Heavenly Lord should have stepped into the level of the Strongest Celestial Venerable."

Celestial Venerable Fu Yu fell silent for a moment before nodding and saying.

The so-called Strongest Celestial Venerable was the level where Celestial Venerable Fu Xu resided, the strongest level that all Heavenly Venerables in the history of the Ancient Kingdoms could ever touch.

Hearing this, the remaining top Peak Heavenly Venerables had no objections to Celestial Venerable Fu Yu's words.

If not a Strongest Celestial Venerable, could he easily crush and pierce through all eleven of their Peak Heavenly Venerables?

If not a Strongest Celestial Venerable, could he make Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, who had arrived long ago, unwilling to make a move?

If not a Strongest Celestial Venerable, would he dare to swagger so brazenly into the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar occupied and refined by the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom?

"The Strongest Celestial Venerable." Celestial Venerable Fu Yun took a deep breath.

Even for the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom, a Strongest Celestial Venerable was extremely rare, with only a few in a given era.

The vast majority of Heavenly Venerables couldn't even touch Peak Heavenly Venerables, let alone a Strongest Celestial Venerable.

"The Milky Way Heavenly Lord… Is it because of the primordial Bloodline at the Heavenly Venerable level?" Celestial Venerable Fu Dang thought silently in his heart. Upon hearing Celestial Venerable Fu Yu say that Lin Yuan had stepped into the level of the Strongest Celestial Venerable, the lingering unwillingness in his heart completely dissipated.

"Right now, we can only hope that Fu Xu can hold off the Milky Way Heavenly Lord."

Celestial Venerable Fu Yu sighed and looked toward the direction of the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar.

The remaining Peak Heavenly Venerables did the same.

"Has the Milky Way Heavenly Lord really gone to the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar?" Elsewhere in the treasure land, the Peak Heavenly Venerables of the Blazing Sun Ancient Kingdom also looked toward the source of the space-time fluctuations.

Originally in the independent space of the Blazing Sun Ancient Kingdom, when they heard that Lin Yuan wanted to retake the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar, although they chose to believe this young Milky Way Heavenly Lord, doubts still remained.

After all, it was too incredible.

A minor Breakthrough?

Not weaker than Celestial Venerable Fu Xu?

What a joke.

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu was a Strongest Celestial Venerable, after all; was a Strongest Celestial Venerable so easy to break through to?

And a minor Breakthrough?

However, when they felt the fluctuations of battle and combat coming from the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar, they completely confirmed that what Lin Yuan said should be true.

"The Milky Way Heavenly Lord… Has he become a Strongest Celestial Venerable?"

Honglian Celestial was still somewhat in disbelief. Before entering the treasure land, the Milky Way Heavenly Lord had once sparred with him and displayed the combat power of a Peak Heavenly Venerable.

Yet after entering the treasure land for merely a little over a thousand years, he directly crossed past top Peak Heavenly Venerables and leaped straight into a Strongest Celestial Venerable?

In front of the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar.

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu's gaze was profound. All directions suddenly turned illusory, as if converting from reality into illusion.

"Suppressed."

With a solemn expression, Celestial Venerable Fu Xu went all out, raising his right hand and pressing it toward Lin Yuan.

As his right hand swept past, the heaven, earth, and all things, along with the rules, turned illusory and ceased to exist.

"Hmm?" Lin Yuan observed carefully. The black and white Taiji Power of Yin and Yang coiled around his body, vaguely forming a Taiji diagram that slowly revolved.

As the right hand pressed down, the Taiji diagram stood unmovable. Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly as he faintly felt a change in his time perception.

"Is that the method of influencing time power?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself. Back when he was batted away with a single slap by Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, he had experienced this exact scenario and had no chance to resist at all.

"But for the current me…" Lin Yuan's expression was calm.

This method of influencing a living being's perception of time was extremely terrifying, formless and substance-less. Sometimes, one wouldn't even know when they had fallen for it.

But it was not without a solution.

If time were compared to a flowing river, then living beings were plankton on the current, drifting along with the speed of the water, unable to control themselves.

But if a living being was an incomparably heavy boulder sunk to the bottom of the water, they could naturally ignore the speed of the current. No matter how the water flowed, it could not affect the boulder.

Lin Yuan today possessed a vast and mighty internal Universe, with a Foundation and background that were unfathomable. He was equivalent to a boulder sunk to the bottom of the water; Celestial Venerable Fu Xu's method of influencing time perception simply could not shake him.

Swish.

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu withdrew his right hand, took a deep look at Lin Yuan, and turned to leave.

Although he hadn't exhausted all his methods, that previous move could already be considered going all out. Yet, the result still failed to cause any impact on Lin Yuan. Celestial Venerable Fu Xu realized that it was very difficult for him to do anything to Lin Yuan.

Unless he used the foundational lethal weapons given to him by the Da Fu Ancient Kingdom.

But if he could use them, Lin Yuan could use them too.

If both sides used them, it would be equivalent to neither using them.

Celestial Venerable Fu Xu was not very willing to do such a mutually destructive thing.

"He left?"

Lin Yuan looked at Celestial Venerable Fu Xu, who was turning to leave, and without thinking too much, directly began to refine the Giant Core Heavenly Pillar before him.

In the blink of an eye, this Giant Core Heavenly Pillar was smoothly refined by Lin Yuan once again.