Chapter 774: Lin Yuan’s Future Self

The Future Self that Time Lords could perceive and summon was not the Future Self that Lin Yuan condensed by cultivating the Three Lifetimes Method.

The latter was an imprint condensed on multiple timelines using the Present Self and Past Self as a Foundation, whereas the former was a truly authentic future.

Regardless of whether one cultivated the Three Lifetimes Method or became a Time Lord,

the future definitely existed, it was simply that those below the Time Lord level were unable to perceive or summon it.

Just because a Time Lifeform could observe the future timeline did not mean they could communicate with their Future Self.

"Blood Sea Lord is actually summoning his own Future Self?"

"Could it be that the Future Self perceived by Blood Sea Lord has already taken that step?"

The surrounding Time Lords watching the battle wore solemn expressions. Normally, summoning a Future Self held little significance for Lords.

Yet Blood Sea Lord had chosen to do so. Given Blood Sea Lord's methods, he certainly wouldn't do something meaningless, leaving only a few possible explanations.

[ Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Observing the changes in the timeline has improved your perception of the future. ]

Compared to the tense group of Time Lords, Lin Yuan had fallen into a state of enlightenment at this moment.

Blood Sea Lord forcibly interfered with the normal timeline, and the resulting spacetime fluctuations were undoubtedly a profound inspiration for Lin Yuan, who was only a step away from becoming a Lord.

It was difficult for those who were not Time Lords to perceive or connect with their future—at least for normal Time Lords.

Lin Yuan naturally did not fall within this range. Given his comprehension and control over the Dao rules, he far surpassed ordinary Time Lords by an unknown margin. The only thing restricting Lin Yuan from stepping into the Time Lord Realm was the convergence and blockade of his own timeline.

"Blood Sea Lord, are you so confident in your own future?"

The voice emitted by the Heavenly Time Lord's massive body shook spacetime. He had already revealed his true form; his second-tier limit Lord true form was not much smaller than top-tier dimensional spaces like the Chaos Void.

"Wanting to run now is too late."

Blood Sea Lord's gaze was indifferent. Once a method like summoning a Future Self was initiated, it naturally could not be halted, nor did Blood Sea Lord have any intention of stopping. Since the Heavenly Time Lord had ruined his good deeds, how could he let it go just like that?

Swish—

The vast blood sea behind Blood Sea Lord drifted, and the infinite blood sea continuously condensed, forming a towering figure that was far more majestic than Blood Sea Lord himself.

This majestic figure had bright red hair and looked extremely similar to Blood Sea Lord, but his aura was far more terrifying. Even separated by hundreds of Great Annihilation cycle times, he left the many Time Lords present suffocating.

"Legendary Lords? Has Blood Sea Lord found the future where he steps into the Legendary Lords Realm?"

The hearts of the watching Time Lords skipped a beat. If it had only been a guess before, they could now be certain.

Blood Sea Lord's future—specifically a certain time period in the future that he could perceive—smoothly stepped into the Legendary Realm, becoming a Lord of the third stage of the Infinite Tribulation.

"Heavenly Time Lord is in trouble this time."

Many Time Lords looked toward the Heavenly Time Lord. Facing a Legendary Lord, even if it was only a future Legendary Lord, a second-tier limit Lord might not necessarily be able to block them.

Among the three stages of the Infinite Tribulation, the third stage was a qualitative change compared to the first two stages.

"Big Brother's future…"

The Void Spirit Lord and Imperial Armor Lord simultaneously observed the majestic, crimson figure behind Blood Sea Lord with complex thoughts.

Blood Sea Lord had already found his path to legend, but what about them? The future perceived by the two Time Lords either ended in death by one of the tribulations of the Infinite Tribulation or showed them still struggling bitterly in their current Realm.

"Legend…"

The Heavenly Time Lord looked at Blood Sea Lord and the majestic crimson figure behind him, saying, "Even if your future truly steps into legend, separated by different time periods, I refuse to believe you can act recklessly."

In terms of strength, the Heavenly Time Lord was definitely no match for a Legendary Lord.

The only thing the Heavenly Time Lord could rely on was that this segment of spacetime was his home turf. Blood Sea Lord's Legendary Future Self would suffer suppression and backlash if he attacked here.

Just like how a Lord from the present spacetime would face suppression and backlash from the timeline if they went to the past spacetime to attack.

A future Legendary Lord attacking the present spacetime followed a similar logic.

"Roar!!!"

A pair of gray horns on the Heavenly Time Lord's head burst forth with an extremely profound aura, and the resulting distorted power swept toward Blood Sea Lord like an ocean.

Facing Blood Sea Lord, who was separated by layers of spacetime and had already stepped into the Legendary Realm, the Heavenly Time Lord did not retreat in the slightest and directly took the initiative to strike.

"Is that the Heavenly Time Lord's ultimate killing move, 'Annihilation Horn'?" The surrounding watching Time Lords were startled.

As a renowned Lord, the Heavenly Time Lord's many killing moves were widely known among numerous Time Lords, among which 'Annihilation Horn' was his strongest killing move.

Ever since the Heavenly Time Lord became a Time Lord, this killing move had only been used five times. Every time it was deployed, enemies were directly swept away.

Among them, two were second-tier Lords who had touched the threshold of legend, yet they had not possessed the slightest ability to resist 'Annihilation Horn'.

"Annihilation Horn?"

Blood Sea Lord's expression turned solemn.

If he were facing this move, the best response would be to retreat and temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

The might of 'Annihilation Horn' was extremely terrifying, but the price was also huge. After using 'Annihilation Horn' five times, the Heavenly Time Lord had vanished for at least billions of years each time to recover and recuperate.

As long as one dodged the direct strike of 'Annihilation Horn', the Heavenly Time Lord was definitely incapable of unleashing a second 'Annihilation Horn' strike.

But that was how a normal Blood Sea Lord would respond to this move.

At this moment, looking down at the battlefield from above, the Future Self naturally had no need to cower.

Swish.

Behind Blood Sea Lord, the robes of that majestic, bright red figure naturally spread outward, transforming into a blood-colored canopy that actively resisted the Heavenly Time Lord's strike of 'Annihilation Horn'.

"Sss sss sss~" The distorted power of annihilation rapidly melted upon contacting the blood-colored canopy, much like water and fire constantly colliding and dissolving each other.

However, compared to the endless blood-colored canopy, the distorted power of annihilation was clearly somewhat "isolated and powerless". At the very beginning of the collision, both sides could trade blows evenly, but after only a few breaths, the distorted power of annihilation began to show signs of decline.

More than a dozen breaths later, the blood-colored canopy was still magnificent and vast, but little remained of the spacetime-distorting power of annihilation.

After more than twenty breaths, the blood-colored canopy occupied all of spacetime, and the power of annihilation completely perished and dissipated.

"What?"

"The Heavenly Time Lord's strongest killing move was blocked just like that?"

Even though they had predicted it beforehand, the various Time Lords present were still shaken in their hearts. The distorted power burst forth from 'Annihilation Horn' made even these Time Lords who had touched the threshold of legend feel their scalps tingle just by looking at it.

Yet it only lasted for a little over twenty breaths under the blood-colored canopy?

"Hahahaha…"

Blood Sea Lord looked down at the Heavenly Time Lord and smiled, saying, "Heavenly Time Lord, your strongest killing move doesn't look like much after all."

"Acting so recklessly, are you really not afraid of the backlash from the Supreme Will?" The Heavenly Time Lord frowned, looking at the majestic crimson figure standing behind Blood Sea Lord.

This majestic crimson figure was surrounded by the power of time, appearing utterly out of place with the current spacetime.

"Backlash?"

The majestic crimson figure chuckled softly and didn't say much more.

The next moment.

The blood-colored canopy surrounding the majestic crimson figure suddenly converged, sweeping over toward the Heavenly Time Lord.

As a majestic force poured down, spacetime continuously collapsed. When a power at the Legendary Lord level struck, even the Myriad Dimensions Time-Space could barely suppress it.

"Blood Sea Lord's future Legendary Self has attacked."

"What is this move? I've never seen it on Blood Sea Lord before."

"When the future Blood Sea Lord becomes a legend, he will naturally create many killing moves. How could you have seen it?"

The many watching Time Lords conversed with one another. Being able to witness a true Legendary Lord level attack made the trip worthwhile.

Swish!

The blood-colored canopy converged, instantly submerging the Heavenly Time Lord.

The Heavenly Time Lord only felt blood-red in all directions. He lost his perception of the outside world, and even the connection with his true Physical Body became much more blurred.

"Break for me!"

The Heavenly Time Lord struggled mightily, but the blood-colored ocean churned. All the power he exerted fell into a quagmire, and the aura of the blood-colored ocean even began to seep into his Physical Body.

"Is this the power of the Legendary Realm?"

The Heavenly Time Lord felt a chill in his heart. Under the penetration and influence of the blood-colored ocean's power, he couldn't even annihilate this primary combat Physical Body as a final resort.

"The losses this time are huge."

The Heavenly Time Lord felt a headache coming on.

If he only lost a primary combat Physical Body, he could still accept it.

But for the primary combat Physical Body to fall into Blood Sea Lord's hands was far from being as simple as just losing a primary combat Physical Body.

Many of the Heavenly Time Lord's secret methods could be researched from the primary combat Physical Body. With the primary combat Physical Body falling into the enemy's hands, the consequences went without saying.

Furthermore, with the primary combat Physical Body, many Karma-based methods could be employed against him, which posed yet another major threat to the Heavenly Time Lord.

"I wonder how much of a price I will have to pay to redeem this primary combat Physical Body this time."

The Heavenly Time Lord sighed.

What he was redeeming was not just the primary combat Physical Body, but his own hidden dangers.

This point was far from being comparable to tens of millions of catties of time sand.

"This won't do; I must directly annihilate the mental consciousness within this primary combat Physical Body."

As he gradually lost control over his Physical Body, the Heavenly Time Lord immediately chose to annihilate his own mental will.

Under the influence of the blood-colored ocean's power, the Heavenly Time Lord had lost control over his Physical Body, but he could still completely master his mental will.

If a complete share of his mental will fell into Blood Sea Lord's hands, the Heavenly Time Lord estimated there was a possibility he could be enslaved by the other party.

Outside.

The blood-colored ocean converged, forming a profound blood pearl the size of a fist.

The blood pearl floated in front of Blood Sea Lord, slowly rotating.

"The Heavenly Time Lord's primary combat Physical Body is inside."

The majestic crimson figure glanced at Blood Sea Lord and spoke.

"Inside?"

Blood Sea Lord was overjoyed in his heart.

Capturing the Heavenly Time Lord's primary combat Physical Body alive had too many benefits and allowed him to manipulate the Heavenly Time Lord to a certain extent.

"I can still exist in this spacetime for ten breaths. After ten breaths, I will return to my original spacetime," the majestic crimson figure continued.

Descending from the future into this spacetime and striking would incur backlash and suppression.

The timeline's instinctive repair force would expel him back to his original spacetime.

"Also, the commotion from my attack has already attracted the attention of a few old fellows in the deepest parts of Myriad Dimensions Time-Space. You must leave here within a hundred breaths."

The majestic crimson figure spoke again.

"A few old fellows in the deepest parts?"

Blood Sea Lord's pupils constricted. Beings that his Future Self, who had already stepped into the Legendary Realm, called "old fellows" must definitely be Legendary Lords.

"Ten breaths, no problem."

Blood Sea Lord looked around; at this moment, twenty to thirty Time Lords had already gathered nearby.

"Everyone, you now have two choices,"

Blood Sea Lord said, "First, your primary combat Physical Body perishes; second, each of you hands over ten million catties of time sand."

The reason he did not capture the primary combat Physical Bodies of the various Time Lords alive like he did with the Heavenly Time Lord was because of time constraints.

Blood Sea Lord's Future Self could only continue to exist for ten breaths and didn't have the time to capture them one by one.

"You only have five breaths to consider. I will take action after five breaths."

Blood Sea Lord said in a calm tone.

"Hand over ten million catties of time sand?"

The complex expressions of the many Time Lords turned ugly. They wanted to escape, but discovered that the blood-colored power had long since permeated the nearby area.

In fact, as early as when Blood Sea Lord's Future Self descended into this segment of spacetime, the surrounding area had already been sealed off, making it impossible for any Lords within the range to escape.

"I am willing to hand over ten million catties of time sand."

"I am willing to hand it over as well."

"Ten million catties of time sand? Blood Sea Lord, you are dreaming."

Within three to four breaths, most of the Time Lords made their choices. Some Time Lords accepted, while others disagreed and instantly annihilated their primary combat Physical Bodies on the spot.

Five breaths passed.

There were only a handful of Time Lords on the field who had yet to give a reply.

Among these few Time Lords was Lin Yuan.

Compared to the hesitant and indecisive Time Lords, Lin Yuan kept his gaze fixed on Blood Sea Lord and the majestic crimson figure behind him, countless sparks of enlightenment colliding within his mind.

"You few…"

Blood Sea Lord swept his gaze over Lin Yuan and the other Lords who hadn't given a decision.

Swish.

Blood-colored aura continuously condensed, evidently preparing to directly annihilate the primary combat Physical Bodies of these few Lords.

The other Time Lords who disagreed didn't even wait for Blood Sea Lord to act; they annihilated their primary combat Physical Bodies themselves.

But because Lin Yuan and the others had not given a decision, there was no action of annihilating their physical bodies.

Therefore, Blood Sea Lord intended to do it himself.

"Blood Sea Lord."

Right at this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly spoke up, looking at the high-and-mighty Blood Sea Lord and the majestic crimson figure behind him: "I want to know, in your spacetime, has any Lord achieved transcendence?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other Time Lords were instantly stunned. They turned their heads to look at Lin Yuan, not expecting him to ask such a question at a time like this.

"Hm?"

Blood Sea Lord was also stunned.

But immediately realizing that Lin Yuan was not asking him, but rather his Future Self who had stepped into the Legendary Realm.

"Transcendence?" The majestic crimson figure lowered his head to look down at Lin Yuan. Blood-colored auras intertwined; the more he observed Lin Yuan, the more astonished and uncertain his expression became.