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Chapter 398: Temporal-Spatial Fusion (Thanks to the leader 'Knowing People, Understanding the World' for the reward)

Virtual world.

Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, sat high on his throne, his expression grave. "Are you saying that the 'blank paper' already has an owner?"

Over the long years of the main universe's existence, extraterrestrial entities often squeezed in through permanent spatial rifts.

The majority of these extraterrestrial entities were 'inanimate.'

Such as the recent extraterrestrial aurora.

But there were also a few that were 'living.'

During the dormant period of human civilization, a strange life form squeezed through a large battlefield opened by the Insect Race and the Sky Feather Race. This life form almost brought irreversible catastrophe to the universe.

In the end, more than ten Ultimate Beings joined forces to barely exile that strange life form back beyond the universe.

Compared to 'inanimate' entities, the uncertainty of 'living' ones was greater, enough to make even the Ultimate Beings wary.

If what Lin Yuan said was true, then the 'blank paper' already had an owner.

And it was inside the 'blank paper.'

Then these Ultimate Beings would have to reassess how to deal with it.

"It's not accurate to say it has an owner, but at least it has 'spirit,' possessing independent will," Lin Yuan speculated.

According to the old man who was half a meter tall, the two-dimensional world inside the blank paper was created by a great existence close to perfect temporal life.

And the old man himself was not close to perfect temporal life, at most similar to beings like 'spirits,' or perhaps a 'steward' created by the perfect temporal life.

"As long as it has independent will, it counts as a 'living' entity," Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, furrowed his brows. "No wonder that over the past century, we've tried to refine it multiple times, but with no effect."

With the methods of Ultimate Beings, if it were truly ownerless, there would at least be some hope of refining it.

But in fact, their attempts to refine the 'blank paper' yielded absolutely no results.

"There's one more thing." Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Inside the two-dimensional world, the evolutionary beings of my human civilization probably can't come out."

Then Lin Yuan repeated what the old man who was half a meter tall had said.

"All the beings that fell into the two-dimensional world can only have one come out in the end."

Lin Yuan spoke truthfully.

"So that's how it is."

Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, fell silent for a moment, then quickly accepted it.

If it weren't for Lin Yuan, even if the evolutionary beings of human civilization developed normally, none of them would be able to come out.

If Lin Yuan hadn't fallen into the two-dimensional world, that place should have been the stage for special life forms, and the ultimate victor would have been legendary special life forms like the Four Divine Kings.

Lin Yuan becoming the ultimate victor in the two-dimensional world had already satisfied Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, immensely. At least there was no need to face fundamental losses.

Moreover, Lin Yuan mentioned that the ultimate victor would receive corresponding rewards.

Of course, Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, didn't inquire about the specific rewards. That was Lin Yuan's own opportunity.

"Not bad."

"Don't burden yourself. Their inability to come out isn't because of you."

Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, comforted Lin Yuan for a few moments.

Indeed, that was the case, and Lin Yuan's appearance even salvaged some of the losses.

After all, he brought out many wonders. Even if Lin Yuan took away half of them, the remaining half would still be considered extremely precious when distributed to each human evolutionary being.

Even if they couldn't recover many of the roots of human evolutionary beings, they could make up for most of the losses in other aspects.

"No one else knows about this, right?" 

Xia Qin, the Ultimate Being, suddenly asked.

"Probably not," Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Even he had only vaguely inferred such things from the difficulty changes when the Heaven's Gate opened twice. It wasn't until he entered the Heaven's Gate and saw the old man who was half a meter tall that he fully confirmed it.

As for other life forms? They didn't even have a chance to touch the Heaven's Gate, let alone think in this direction, let alone know about this.

Two-dimensional world.

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

"Are you wondering where those lives who entered the Heaven's Gate in the past within the painting are now?" The old man who was half a meter tall glanced at Lin Yuan in front of the huge painting and said casually.

"I'm just curious," Lin Yuan did have such speculation.

How long had the history of the two-dimensional world been? It was probably calculated in cosmic eras.

According to the once-in-a-millennium opening of the Heaven's Gate, there should have been a large number of lives leaving the two-dimensional world.

"The creator of this low-dimensional space, that great existence close to perfect temporal life, is kind. He believes that even the smallest low-dimensional life should have the freedom to break free from everything."

"So that's why there's the once-in-a-millennium opening of the Heaven's Gate."

The old man who was half a meter tall spoke.

"Any life that enters the Heaven's Gate can break free from the essence of low-dimensional life. I usually throw them into nearby universes."

"Oh, I've lost quite a few in your universe too, and now most of them are dead."

The old man who was half a meter tall said casually.

The initial intention of creating this low-dimensional space was to explore lower-dimensional worlds. Later, it was discovered that a trace of consciousness could enter and engage in competitions of comprehension starting from the same point.

The latter gradually became the main purpose of this low-dimensional space. Under continuous improvement over countless years, it gave birth to a complete low-dimensional world, where infinite low-dimensional life proliferated.

Later, with a major upheaval, this low-dimensional space fell silent within the Abyss Ruins. Cosmic eras passed, and it was once again ejected by the many forces within the Abyss Ruins, automatically absorbing nearby life and drawing them into the two-dimensional world.

As long as the number of lives falling into the two-dimensional world is sufficient, this low-dimensional space will slowly stop and start a new 'game.'

These seem like fixed 'programs' engraved in the deepest part of the 'blank paper,' which the old man who was half a meter tall also has to follow.

Lin Yuan fell into a brief silence upon hearing this.

Actually, for the lives in the two-dimensional world, breaking free from the low-dimensional space isn't necessarily a good thing.

The warlords who ruled the two-dimensional world may become extremely weak in the main universe. While their upper limits are raised, how many of them can reach that limit?

As the half-meter-tall old man said, the vast majority of lives thrown into the nearby low-dimensional space would die within a short time, and the few who survived for a while would also perish.

"Hmm?"

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

"Time flow rate?"

Lin Yuan's expression became solemn as he felt the fluctuation in the time flow rate of the scroll, which began to become turbulent.

"To take away the 'comprehension of rules' of all game participants, it naturally requires them all to die." The half-meter-tall old man explained rarely.

"A hundredfold time flow rate ratio is too slow. Let me speed it up a bit."

Just as the half-meter-tall old man finished speaking, Lin Yuan saw that the time flow rate ratio inside the scroll had reached one million to one, ten million to one.

Inside the two-dimensional world.

The Four God Kings and many other powerful beings of the myriad races witnessed Lin Yuan entering the Heaven's Gate, and then the Heaven's Gate quickly dissipated.

They then each left the Tian Shan and waited for the next opening of the Heaven's Gate.

As eleventh-tier beings, their comprehension naturally ranked top-notch. After expending a great deal of time and effort, they also comprehended some longevity methods.

Coupled with the longevity of the Warlock Ancestors at the thirty and forty realms, enduring for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years was not difficult.

"The next time the Heaven's Gate opens, I will definitely be the one who enters."

The Four God Kings were full of confidence.

Just then.

The expression of the Four God Kings changed slightly.

Using the 'coordinates' of his true body in the outside world, he keenly sensed the changes in the time flow rate in the two-dimensional world at this moment.

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

In the main universe, just over ten minutes passed.

But in the two-dimensional world, ten thousand years had already passed.

Welcoming the third opening of the Heaven's Gate.

This time, the Four God Kings swept across the four directions and stood in front of the Heaven's Gate.

However, what awaited him was a Heaven's Gate that he couldn't even budge.

Ten thousand years.

Twenty thousand years.

Fifty thousand years.

A hundred thousand years.

The Four God Kings stood in front of the Heaven's Gate time and time again, only to find that they couldn't push open the Heaven's Gate. In the end, they could only perish in the two-dimensional world with an unparalleled sense of unwillingness.

"What's going on?"

"Why did this 'blank paper' undergo such a change?"

"Why is there such a huge difference in the time flow rate?"

Outside, many ultimate existences were furious, especially the powerful beings of the Starry Sky Grand Alliance and the powerful beings of the Yu Clan. They had paid a huge price to ensure the survival of the important members of their clans in the blood rain of humanity.

But in the end, they died inside?

Then what was the price they had paid before?

"Xia Qin, what's going on?" The ultimate existence of the Starry Sky Grand Alliance immediately looked towards Xia Qin, the time flow rate change in the two-dimensional world inside the 'blank paper' occurred after the appearance of the blood rain of humanity.

They didn't believe that the two were unrelated.

"How would I know what's going on?" Xia Qin shook his head. "After my human evolutionary 'Blood Rain' re-entered the Heaven's Gate, it lost control of its clone and suffered a fundamental loss."

Xia Qin spoke readily.

Since this matter couldn't be proven, any explanation would suffice.

"Do you really think that a mere eleventh-tier life form can manipulate this 'blank paper'?" Xia Qin countered.

Any ultimate existence could see that this blank paper contained vast energy, at least far surpassing individual ultimate existences.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have left dozens of ultimate existences powerless for over a hundred years.

"I suspect that this 'blank paper' is actually a 'living creature' with independent will, and the fate of all life that falls into it is already predetermined."

Xia Qin said.

Ever since he heard some information about this 'blank paper' from Lin Yuan, Xia Qin had prepared a reason.

"A living creature?"

Many ultimate existences glanced at each other.

This speculation is not entirely impossible, especially now that the time flow rate inside the blank paper is actively changing, clearly indicating a will behind it.

And is this will the human blood rain? How long has the human blood rain entered the Heaven's Gate? And at the level of an eleventh-tier life form, wanting to refine this 'blank paper' is nothing short of a fantasy.

Inside the blank paper.

Lin Yuan watched as tens of thousands of years and even hundreds of thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye on the huge scroll.

Even for ultimate beings who transcend the river of time, maintaining such an exaggerated ratio in a short period of time requires a price to be paid.

Moreover, the range in which the half-meter-tall old man maintains the time ratio encompasses an entire two-dimensional world.

Swoosh.

The half-meter-tall old man's hands kept flicking on the huge scroll, and sparkling lights kept appearing from the scroll, converging in the old man's hands.

Time slowly passed.

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

At this moment, on the half-meter-tall old man's hands, a fist-sized sparkling light had already condensed.

Just by looking from afar, Lin Yuan could feel the essence of infinite time and space circulating within it.

"Is that the comprehension of the spacetime fusion rules by all the powerful beings in the scroll?" Lin Yuan's spirit was slightly lifted.

To strip away comprehension of a certain rule, especially through forced means, seemed like an impossible task.

Inside the black planet, the fusion rule guides of the twelve spatial integrations, originating from ultimate beings, were voluntarily relinquished. And now, the comprehension of spacetime fusion rules by over a hundred million powerful beings had converged into that sparkling light ball. Lin Yuan speculated that this was achieved by reducing the essence of life and then cutting it out.

This method could only be effective against life forms below the twelfth tier. As for twelfth-tier ultimate existences?

They could completely resist the power of reduction.

Even if they fell into a low-dimensional space, it would be impossible to cut off their comprehension of the rules.

The essence of twelfth-tier life forms was not as easily manipulated as that of eleventh-tier life forms.

"Alright."

The half-meter-tall old man looked at the sparkling light ball in his hands and then turned to Lin Yuan.

"Elder." Lin Yuan immediately stood up.

"This is for you."

With a gentle toss, the half-meter-tall old man threw the sparkling light ball in front of Lin Yuan.

"This?" Lin Yuan hadn't even touched it yet, but he was already immersed in it.

Countless insights into spacetime fusion rules seemed to flow endlessly into his mind.

[Your comprehension is extraordinary. Observing the fusion of time and space rules, your understanding of spacetime fusion rules has greatly increased.]

For over a hundred years, while comprehending the twelve pillar-level fusion rules on the black planet, Lin Yuan would also delve into the spacetime fusion rules. After all, the spacetime fusion rules were closely related to impacting the ultimate, and comprehending them at the tenth tier could make one's inner world more perfect.

When Lin Yuan advanced to the eleventh tier, the benefits he would gain from the infusion of the chaos void origin would be even greater.

Whether it was the infusion of the origin of the universe or the infusion of the origin of the chaos void, it was essentially filling a basin with water.

This basin, regardless of whether it was half a meter in size or the size of a lake, would eventually be filled with the origin poured in every three hundred and thirty-three seconds.

So, the larger the basin, the more water it could hold, and the more terrifying the transformation it would undergo.

The 'basin' here essentially referred to the inner world.

And comprehending the spacetime fusion rules meant making one's inner world more perfect, to be able to withstand more of the origin.

Originally, Lin Yuan's comprehension of the spacetime fusion rules progressed slowly, and there was even no hope of comprehending them at the tenth tier.

This was entirely normal. It was nearly impossible for a tenth-tier life form to comprehend time rules, let alone spacetime fusion rules. And comprehending the fusion of time and space? In this universe era, or even the past ten universe eras, such a thing had never happened.

But now.

Looking at the sparkling light ball in front of him, Lin Yuan truly felt that his comprehension of the spacetime fusion rules was increasing significantly every minute and every second.

[Your comprehension is extraordinary. Observing the fusion of time and space rules, your understanding of spacetime fusion rules has greatly increased.]

Lin Yuan watched the sparkling light ball in front of him closely. At this moment, all his attention, including his true body, Taiyin primordial spirit, and many incarnations, abandoned everything in front of him and fully immersed themselves in comprehending the sparkling light ball.

Before the huge scroll, after the half-meter-tall old man threw the sparkling light ball to Lin Yuan, he found that the other party's attention had completely sunk into it.

"He's actually starting to comprehend?"

The half-meter-tall old man raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't particularly surprised.

For any strong individual, enlightenment was a rare opportunity. During this time, one's comprehension would soar, even for twelfth-tier life forms, it would be extremely difficult to achieve enlightenment.

But Lin Yuan?

The half-meter-tall old man felt deeply that Lin Yuan, who had not yet become a twelfth-tier life form, had a much stronger comprehension than most twelfth-tier life forms, and it was much stronger, completely unreasonable.

As Lin Yuan fell into enlightenment, the half-meter-tall old man felt it was quite normal.

"I wonder how much improvement this enlightenment will bring? Perhaps he'll make further progress in the fusion of time and space rules?" The half-meter-tall old man speculated with interest.

Even with direct comprehension of the sparkling light ball's rules like this, absorbing it would not be an overnight thing.

It was like a starving person faced with a cart of steamed buns.

Even if he wanted to eat his fill, even if there were no restrictions and he stuffed them into his mouth, it would still take time from stuffing to swallowing to digesting.

Of course, this time was much simpler compared to normal comprehension.

It was like making a bun from scratch, from planting wheat seeds to growing wheat, then making flour, and finally making steamed buns, compared to many complex processes.

It was much simpler.

But even so, it still took time.

[Your comprehension is extraordinary. Observing the fusion of time and space rules, you have comprehended the fusion of time and space rules.]

On the main star of the galaxy, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, and the insights into the fusion of time and space rules surging in his mind finally reached a certain qualitative change.

At this moment, time and space completely lost their boundaries in front of Lin Yuan, easily merging together.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yuan's expression was enlightened. The power of the rules of time and space continuously merged and gathered into a new force before him. This force encompassed both time and space, yet it was more than just time and space.

This was the power of the fusion of time and space rules.

Among many fusion rules, the fusion of time and space rules was definitely the most powerful.

"So that's how it is."

Inside the blank paper, Lin Yuan's expression also revealed enlightenment. He raised his right hand, and the powers of time and space intertwined between his fingers like toys.

"Hmm?"

"Has he comprehended the fusion of time and space rules?"

Not far away, the half-meter-tall old man observing Lin Yuan couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 399 Setting Sail Again (End of this volume, thanks to the reader '知人_论世' for the support)

"It's truly astonishing."

The half-meter-tall old man sighed inwardly. When Lin Yuan was in the two-dimensional world, he noticed that Lin Yuan's comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules was not high.

There was still a very distant distance from comprehending the fusion of time and space rules.

This time, when he threw the comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules to Lin Yuan, he found that Lin Yuan entered enlightenment. At most, he speculated that Lin Yuan would take a big step towards comprehending the fusion of time and space rules.

But who would have thought that he would directly comprehend the fusion of time and space rules?

"As long as he can pass the hurdle of the twelfth-tier life, perhaps he will have the opportunity to grow to the level close to that of a perfect time life in the future?"

The half-meter-tall old man silently thought to himself.

Approaching a perfect time life was already the highest praise he could think of. As for a true perfect time life? They could easily traverse many timelines and, if they wished, reverse the past and change the future.

Perfect time lives were beings beyond dimensions, impossible to describe with the understanding of normal lives.

Galactic main star.

After Lin Yuan comprehended the fusion of time and space rules, consciousness immediately descended into his inner world.

Boom!

Accompanied by the complete fusion of time and space, his inner world began to undergo a transformation. In terms of visual size, his inner world did not increase, but in terms of the number of spatial layers, it instantly reached billions.

And invisibly, various aspects of his inner world experienced significant improvements.

"My current inner world... If it undergoes another infusion of the chaos void source, the origin it bears will be more than ten thousand times that of the breakthrough from the ninth to the tenth tier last time."

Lin Yuan had a clear understanding. His comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules had brought him tremendous improvements. If this were placed in a twelfth-tier life, it would also be a qualitative change, entering the fourth tier of the twelfth tier.

"That translucent light sphere..." Lin Yuan's spirits lifted.

Within the translucent light sphere were the insights of all the powerful beings who had fallen into the two-dimensional world, regarding the fusion of time and space rules.

This naturally included legendary lives like the Four God Kings and the skinny old man, who were perfect eleventh-tier beings. Their comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules had all reached the fifth realm.

In other words, the lower limit of that translucent light sphere would elevate Lin Yuan's comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules to the fifth realm.

As for the upper limit?

With over one hundred million powerful beings and their different 'aspects' of understanding of the fusion of time and space rules, quantitative changes could lead to qualitative changes. Perhaps Lin Yuan could step into the sixth realm of the fusion of time and space rules.

It's worth noting that the realm of fusion rules ranges from the first to the ninth realm.

The seventh realm of fusion rules, for ordinary eleventh-tier lives, is the limit they can reach.

And the seventh realm of fusion rules for pillar-level fusion rules is the domain of ultimate beings.

As for the fusion of time and space rules, this top-level fusion rule, even the seventh realm, let alone the sixth realm, only ultimate beings can comprehend it.

If Lin Yuan cultivates to the sixth realm of the fusion of time and space rules, it would be equivalent to being able to match ultimate beings in some aspects.

"The sixth realm of the fusion of time and space rules is still too far away."

Lin Yuan calmed his mind. The so-called stepping into the sixth realm of the fusion of time and space rules was only theoretical.

Quantitative changes leading to qualitative changes were true, but if the comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules by just over one hundred million powerful beings could reach the sixth realm, then the domain of ultimate beings would be too cheap.

Moreover, among these one hundred million powerful beings, the vast majority are eighth or ninth tier, and their understanding of the fusion of time and space rules is quite one-sided.

Inside the blank paper.

After comprehending the fusion of time and space rules, Lin Yuan's thoughts converged. He slightly bowed to the half-meter-tall old man and said, "Thank you, senior."

Although Lin Yuan's comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules was entirely based on the rules of low-dimensional space, it was still polite to be courteous.

"No need to thank me. This is what you deserve."

The half-meter-tall old man glanced deeply at Lin Yuan. The same comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules that other strong individuals might take hundreds or even thousands of years to absorb before comprehending.

But Lin Yuan only spent a small half-hour.

The difference was evident to everyone.

"This round of the game is over. The physical essence, insights into other rules, soul cores, and so on of those deceased game participants, I have no use for them. Do you want them?" The half-meter-tall old man asked after a moment of silence.

"Huh?"

"I can have these?" Lin Yuan looked at the half-meter-tall old man, feeling puzzled.

Wasn't it said that only one could be chosen? How come now everything can be selected?

"On the surface, only one can be chosen according to the rules, but I have the authority to deal with the rest. Anyway, keeping them here is just a waste," the half-meter-tall old man explained.

"Then I'll take them," Lin Yuan immediately said.

What a joke.

With the exaggerated effect of just watching the translucent light sphere, if Lin Yuan still hesitated, then he would be truly foolish.

This was equivalent to a great opportunity falling from the sky.

"Then they're yours," the half-meter-tall old man said without hesitation, waving his right hand, and four translucent light spheres appeared, flying to Lin Yuan.

Compared to the translucent light sphere representing the comprehension of the fusion of time and space rules, these four spheres were much 'muddled' and far from being as pure as the former.

"I haven't deliberately refined these four parts. If you comprehend them, you may experience some interference," the half-meter-tall old man reminded.

"Understood," Lin Yuan nodded.

Even if they were somewhat 'muddled', they were still much simpler than directly comprehending the fusion rules, equivalent to a shortcut to the sky.

"If possible, try to comprehend the Chaos Rules before you break through to the twelfth tier," the half-meter-tall old man said after a moment of contemplation.

"Chaos Rules?" Lin Yuan gathered the five translucent light spheres and looked at the half-meter-tall old man sitting in front of the huge scroll.

This was not the first time Lin Yuan had heard of the Chaos Rules. Sheng Ji of the Magic Jade Space, the Spirit of the Yellow Secret Realm, and the strongest Xia Qin had all mentioned the Chaos Rules.

"That's right."

"Of course, don't pursue the Chaos Rules too much. After all... for life below the twelfth tier, it's just a legend," the half-meter-tall old man said.

Lin Yuan's current display of comprehension, combined with the insights of over one hundred million strong individuals, gave the half-meter-tall old man an inexplicable sense of confidence.

"Alright," Lin Yuan nodded.

Comprehending the Chaos Rules would greatly benefit him in breaking through to the ultimate level. If it was possible, Lin Yuan would naturally try his best to comprehend it.

"Now that this round of the game is over, I should leave," the half-meter-tall old man sighed.

He controlled the 'blank paper' to stay within this universe. On the surface, it seemed to be stopped by many powerful beings, but in reality, it was because enough lives had been absorbed into the scroll, and then the game began. Stopping now was just following the trend.

"Leave?" Lin Yuan looked at the half-meter-tall old man.

"Yes."

"How do you plan to leave?"

"Should I take you directly or send you to a hidden location?" the half-meter-tall old man asked.

Outside the scroll, there were many twelfth-tier beings peering in, and he had naturally already noticed.

That's why he specifically asked Lin Yuan.

"Please send me to a hidden location," Lin Yuan said without hesitation.

Leaving directly would expose him to many ultimate beings.

If it were earlier, when many powerful beings in the two-dimensional world had not yet died, there might not have been much trouble. As long as the nine strongest beings of human civilization promptly concealed Lin Yuan's presence to prevent the leakage of the aura of a twelfth-tier being.

But now?

In the two-dimensional world, apart from Lin Yuan, all other powerful beings had died out, becoming the 'nourishment' for Lin Yuan's growth. The direct comprehension of the fusion rules of time and space was inseparable from the support of many special beings like the Four God Kings.

Leaving at this time would not just be a matter of the nine strongest beings of human civilization not being able to protect him; it would definitely trigger a massive battle at the level of twelfth-tier beings.

"No problem," the half-meter-tall old man nodded.

He had means to conceal from the perception of twelfth-tier beings. When he sent away the indigenous lifeforms from the two-dimensional world in the past, it was also done quietly, without any knowledge from any ultimate beings.

Outside the scroll.

Many powerful beings vaguely surrounded the mysterious scroll. Ever since their kin died in the two-dimensional world, and after Xia Qin, the strongest being, guided the original reason towards the direction that the 'blank paper' was 'alive'.

Many powerful beings were planning to use force against the 'blank paper'.

Just then.

Buzzing.

Under the astonished gazes of all the powerful beings, the slowly unfolding mysterious 'scroll' unexpectedly began to sway slightly.

Each sway stirred up temporal and spatial fluctuations of millions, tens of millions, and billions of light-years.

"This is bad."

"The 'blank paper' wants to leave."

The many powerful beings' expressions changed drastically as they immediately sensed the intention of the 'blank paper'.

But it was of no use.

Even if all the powerful beings worked together to suppress it, they still couldn't stop the 'blank paper'.

Rumbling.

The immense power of time and space surged, and the 'blank paper' quickly broke free from the suppression of the powerful beings and began to fly at a terrifying speed under the starry sky of the universe.

Soon.

A huge crack appeared, and the 'blank paper' effortlessly entered the crack, leaving this universe.

The next moment.

Many powerful beings rushed over, looking at the 'blank paper' that had disappeared, their expressions turning ugly.

Powerful beings receive too much from the universe. Once they enter the chaotic void, they will face backlash from the entire universe. Therefore, no powerful being dared to chase after.

"This is a big loss," the powerful beings of the Starry Sky Alliance felt like they were bleeding in their hearts. This time, many special beings of their alliance faced fundamental losses. Even the 'hope' represented by beings like the Four God Kings, who had the potential to reach the ultimate, would have their chances reduced because of this incident.

In addition, the Starry Sky Alliance also lost a powerful weapon, the one brought into the two-dimensional world by the Four God Kings.

Galactic Central Star.

Lin Yuan gazed into the spatial crack where the 'blank paper' had left.

From squeezing into the universe to now escaping from it, it had only been a little over a hundred years. Yet, it had a profound impact on the myriad races of the starry sky.

Especially Lin Yuan.

Compared to other races of the starry sky, the losses in strength of various peak tribes.

Lin Yuan's gains could be described as unprecedented!

(The end of this chapter)

Chapter 400 Harvest Recap (Seeking Subscriptions)

Deep in the cosmic void.

This is a desolate starry region, where for tens of thousands of light-years around, not a single planet is visible.

Just then, a slight spatial fluctuation emitted ripples, and Lin Yuan's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Where is this?"

"The territory of the Starry Sky Alliance?"

Lin Yuan immediately used his true body's position as a 'coordinate' to determine his current location.

"I didn't expect Senior 'Blank Paper' to send me here?" Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Before the departure of the half-meter-tall old man from this universe, he casually tossed Lin Yuan out.

And according to Lin Yuan's intention, the farther the better. After all, there were dozens of ultimate beings surrounding 'Blank Paper' at the time.

Being tossed closer might alert ultimate beings proficient in spatial Dao, causing trouble.

"I wonder if I'll have a chance to see Senior 'Blank Paper' again in the future." Lin Yuan merged into the depths of countless space layers, looking towards an extremely distant location where a huge spatial crack was slowly healing.

The journey through low-dimensional space left Lin Yuan deeply moved, and he also had more speculations about the Door of the Myriad Worlds.

The so-called low-dimensional space is nothing more than a creation of those close to perfect temporal beings to explore other-dimensional worlds.

In other words, even beings close to perfect temporal life cannot break through dimensional restrictions to traverse different dimensions.

But the Door of the Myriad Worlds? It's quite easy to do just that.

"Could it be that the Door of the Myriad Worlds belongs to the treasures of the level of perfect temporal life?"

Lin Yuan speculated in his heart. From the mouth of the half-meter-tall old man, he learned about the terrifying nature of perfect temporal life, nearly omnipotent, able to easily overturn countless timelines if willing.

"Never mind."

"Thinking about this now is too far-fetched."

Lin Yuan's thoughts converged.

He's not even a powerful being now, considering perfect temporal life? It's meaningless.

Anyway, the Door of the Myriad Worlds has already recognized him as its master. When his strength reaches a certain level, everything will become clear.

"Let's go back as soon as possible."

Lin Yuan observed the surroundings and confirmed that there were no Starry Sky Alliance powerhouses nearby. He immediately planned to return to the territory of human civilization.

The territory of the Starry Sky Alliance is vast but belongs to the typical 'vast land with few people.'

After all, the Starry Sky Alliance is mainly composed of many special beings.

And special beings. Their reproductive abilities are far inferior to those of human civilization.

Even the most ordinary special beings probably take decades or even hundreds of years for one reproductive cycle.

Of course, in terms of reproductive capacity, the Zerg is the strongest.

However, the Zerg's production of Zerg warriors is not entirely considered reproduction. Zerg warriors are completely controlled by the host body and have no independent will, so they cannot be considered life.

As for the reproduction between formal members of the Zerg, it is slower than that of most special beings.

"Let's go."

Lin Yuan took a step, his figure disappeared, appearing millions of light-years away.

After comprehending the rules of space-time fusion, Lin Yuan's travel speed had increased by an unknown amount. Traveling one step per million light-years was the result of his utmost restraint, to prevent the generated spatial fluctuations from attracting the attention of powerful special beings in the territory.

If Lin Yuan went all out, he could easily travel one step per ten million light-years, or even one step per tens of millions of light-years. In short, after comprehending the rules of space-time fusion, distance no longer had much meaning to Lin Yuan.

If Lin Yuan could elevate the rules of space-time fusion to the second or third realm, the distance he could cross with one step would be even faster.

"If combined with the 'Nine Steps of Space-Time'?" Lin Yuan shook his head slightly, planning to try his fastest limit speed when he had the chance.

Galactic Central Star.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, a smile appearing on his face.

Although the journey into the two-dimensional world was very dangerous, there was a risk that Lin Yuan's Sun Divine Soul would be completely wiped out, thus affecting his foundation in martial arts.

However, at the same time, as long as he could safely come out, the harvest would be enormous.

First of all, there were all the possessions of the myriad powerful beings, including their physical bodies, souls, and many other mysteries, as well as their comprehension and understanding of the rules, all of which fell into Lin Yuan's hands.

Although according to the intentions of the half-meter-tall old man, apart from the comprehension of the rules of space-time fusion, other aspects had not been 'tempered' or 'refined.'

Lin Yuan needed to be more cautious when observing, but it far exceeded expectations. At least, it was many times easier to comprehend than starting from scratch.

Secondly, there were those 'peculiar items.'

It's worth noting that over thousands of years, Lin Yuan had walked through every corner of the two-dimensional world, naturally gaining quite a few peculiar items.

These peculiar items weren't of much use in the two-dimensional world. At least for Lin Yuan, who was invincible in the two-dimensional world at the time, it didn't matter whether they existed or not.

But once brought out, they became treasures of the Twelve Stars.

"If I had known that there could only be one victor, I could have extorted those peak tribes again." Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

During the second opening of the Heavenly Gate, Lin Yuan opened the gate. The other myriad powerful beings subconsciously assumed that they could also open the gate themselves, so they didn't intend to let Lin Yuan bring out the peculiar items.

"Hmm?"

"Actually, there's no need for the Sun Divine Soul to rush."

Lin Yuan's mind stirred slightly.

He suddenly remembered his other identity, which is the master of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

The Xuanhuang Secret Realm was opened by His Majesty Xuan Emperor and is rooted in this universe. As the master of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan can directly enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm as long as he is within the range of this universe, using the Xuanhuang Mark.

Then, through the 'transfer' within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, he can return to the Milky Way Galaxy.

Inside the territory of the Starry Sky Alliance.

Lin Yuan, who was on the road, stopped and then activated the Xuanhuang Mark deep in his soul. His figure disappeared rapidly, being pulled into the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

"Master." The six-armed figure stood respectfully there, bowing to Lin Yuan.

As the 'spirit' of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, he can sense all changes within the secret realm. When Lin Yuan enters the secret realm, he naturally knows it too.

"Yeah."

"You go out first."

Lin Yuan glanced at the six-armed figure and instructed.

"Yes."

The six-armed figure respectfully withdrew.

"Now it's safe."

Lin Yuan relaxed in his heart. He now had many peculiar items on him. Even though he was on the Galactic Central Star, he couldn't be considered safe. However, within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, there was no danger at all.

"Let's take a look at this silver mirror."

Lin Yuan took out the silver mirror directly.

Hum.

Freed from the constraints of the two-dimensional world, this silver mirror seemed to be awakening, emitting vast spatial fluctuations, as if opening up a small universe.

However, Lin Yuan, as the master of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, could mobilize the power of the entire Xuanhuang Secret Realm, so there was no pressure.

"After bringing it out, do I need to refine it to reopen the space contained inside?"

Lin Yuan pondered, while in the main universe, this powerful weapon, the silver mirror, could only be used after refining.

Of course, refining the silver mirror was not difficult for Lin Yuan.

As early as in the two-dimensional world, Lin Yuan had injected a large amount of mental power into it, which was equivalent to half of the refinement.

Now, continuing the refinement was just a matter of course, at most one or two months.

Of course, it's just the refinement. To fully activate this powerful weapon and restore its power, Lin Yuan still couldn't do it yet. At least until he reaches the eleventh stage and undergoes a substantial transformation in strength.

In the history of human civilization, there have occasionally been powerful evolutionists who wielded powerful weapons and went to medium-sized or small-scale alien battlefields, creating permanent spatial rifts.

In fact, behind the activation of powerful weapons were still powerful beings. Even ordinary eleventh-stage evolutionists, even if their entire strength was drained, couldn't activate powerful weapons to unleash an attack at the twelfth-stage level.

During the refinement of the silver mirror.

Lin Yuan took out five sparkling light clusters.

These were rewards for Lin Yuan as the victor. As for those peculiar items, they were all painstakingly found by Lin Yuan in the two-dimensional world and couldn't be considered rewards.

Among the five light clusters, one emitted a pure aura, representing the comprehension of space-time rules by the myriad powerful beings.

As for the other four light clusters, they seemed slightly 'murky.'

"Let's take a look at this one."

Lin Yuan randomly chose one of the four light clusters and carefully explored it with his mind.

In an instant.

Lin Yuan's consciousness began to hum.

"This?" Lin Yuan was astonished.

He had turned into a Flame Giant, towering and immense, tens of millions of kilometers tall, currently lying in a vast ocean of magma, sleeping.

"Is this the Muddled Fire King? A complete legendary life at the eleventh stage?" Based on the characteristics of the Flame Giant, Lin Yuan immediately recognized the figure.

The Muddled Fire King, also known as the thin old man who, during the first opening of the Heavenly Gate, joined forces with four other complete legendary eleventh-stage powerhouses to besiege the Four Divine Kings.

In the main universe, the Muddled Fire King was a unique special life form, slightly inferior only to the Four Divine Kings and the Mother of the Tree World, otherwise, he wouldn't have attempted to besiege the Four Divine Kings.

"It's incredible." Lin Yuan keenly felt every part of the Flame Giant's body, the subtle structure of its flesh, and the many innate abilities it possessed. Even just breathing involved profound rules, which fascinated Lin Yuan.

"Is this the one-of-a-kind special life form?"

Lin Yuan withdrew his mind from the light cluster, his eyes full of amazement.

Compared to humans, special life forms are too powerful, especially unique special life forms like the Flame Giant. They are born at the sixth stage and even if they sleep for a while, they are already at the ninth or tenth stage. Growing to the eleventh stage is also an easy task.

In the Starry Sky Myriad Races, even peak bloodlines like the Starry Sea Roaming Kun could only reach the sixth rank as adults. Crossing into the seventh or eighth rank required their own efforts.

Most Starry Sea Roaming Kuns could not reach the eighth rank.

But unique and special lifeforms? They were the 'favorites' of this universe. They didn't need to expend much effort to ascend to the peak of life. Naturally, they could grow to the peak.

Of course, precisely because of this 'smooth sailing', the probability of unique and special lifeforms reaching the ultimate was very low. To become a supreme, relying solely on talent and qualifications was not enough.

Among the many ultimate existences in the current universe, the majority were still lifeforms that had grown from weakness.

"Continue."

Lin Yuan contemplated for a while, then directed his consciousness into one of the light clusters.

Boom.

This time, Lin Yuan transformed into a Silver Armor Golden Horned alien, engaged in combat with a powerful being.

Boom.

Space was continuously collapsing.

During the battle, the Silver Armor Golden Horned alien displayed numerous insights into the rules, all flooding into Lin Yuan's mind.

"The material rules. This Silver Armor Golden Horned alien has reached a high level of mastery in the rules of great destruction." Lin Yuan thought to himself, "And his physical body, though not as extraordinary as the Muddled Fire King, is still incredibly remarkable in certain aspects."

Lin Yuan continued to delve into the insights. The four light clusters given to him by the half-meter tall old man hadn't undergone any special 'tempering' or 'purification.'

They couldn't bring about direct insights like the cluster regarding the space-time fusion rules.

However, it made no difference to Lin Yuan. With his extraordinary comprehension, countless insights emerged in his mind.

"The Tenth Stage of Martial Dao. I have a direction now."

After observing various aspects of many powerful beings, Lin Yuan already had a specific idea for the Tenth Stage of Martial Dao.

"Physical Body!"

"Soul!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.

The physical body and soul are the foundation of the martial path evolution. Starting from the Fourth and Fifth Stages, Lin Yuan's martial path evolution focused on insights into the rules and the world within his body.

But at the Tenth Stage, Lin Yuan shifted his focus back to the physical body and soul.

With many special life forms among the myriad powerful beings as reference, Lin Yuan gained new insights into the subtle structure of the physical body and the essence of the soul.

In terms of basic human civilization, it indeed couldn't compare to those deeply rooted special life forms.

But starting off weak didn't mean staying weak. The Tenth Stage of Martial Dao that Lin Yuan was currently developing absorbed the strengths of those special life forms at a rapid pace.

Theoretically, following Lin Yuan's path, if future martial evolutionists cultivated according to the Tenth Stage he created, they wouldn't be inferior to those special life forms in various aspects.

Observing the physical bodies, souls, insights into rules, and memories of the myriad powerful beings not only greatly helped in perfecting the Tenth Stage of Martial Dao but also benefited Lin Yuan himself immensely.

Lin Yuan's physical body was gradually evolving towards perfection, and his insights into various rules, especially the fusion of the major pillar-level rules, were rapidly improving.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

Lin Yuan's expression changed as he looked towards the silver mirror floating not far away.

"I finally succeeded in the initial refinement." Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

The silver mirror, this powerful weapon, was ownerless, and combined with Lin Yuan's continuous infusion of mental power in the two-dimensional world, there were hardly any obstacles encountered from the start to the initial refinement.

Swoosh.

After Lin Yuan initially refined the silver mirror, his consciousness entered the world contained within it.

Boom.

In the two-dimensional world, the inner world of the silver mirror was just a narrow space of ten square meters.

But at this moment.

As Lin Yuan's consciousness merged into it, he was immediately stunned.

An incomparably vast world appeared before Lin Yuan.

"The size of this space here is at least ten thousand light-years in diameter, right?" Lin Yuan murmured softly to himself. However, in terms of size, the universe within the bodies of powerful beings was also about the same.

"Once this massive world is fully activated, it will be no different from a powerful being's full-powered attack." Lin Yuan thought silently.

But to fully activate the silver mirror, one must at least be a powerful being. Even if Lin Yuan reached the eleventh stage, he would only be able to partially activate it at most. As for fully activating it? It was probably far from possible.

"Let's take a look at the other peculiar items."

Following the intuition, Lin Yuan arrived at a massive stone platform.

Various oddities were placed here, and upon a quick count, there were over a hundred of them.

As Lin Yuan left the two-dimensional world, the silver mirror began to revive, and these oddities gradually followed suit.

If it weren't for being in the world inside the silver mirror, but in the main universe, the fluctuations emitted by these over a hundred 'oddities' gathered together would likely affect tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of light-years.

"Among these oddities, there are eleven that belong to human civilization."

From the hundred-plus oddities, Lin Yuan selected eleven.

Over the millennia in the two-dimensional world, Xuanyuan Duo and many evolvers of human civilization had been searching for numerous oddities. They had given a total of twenty-two oddities to Lin Yuan.

According to the agreement between Lin Yuan and the supreme Xia Qin, Lin Yuan could keep half of these twenty-two oddities after bringing them out.

"So many oddities."

Lin Yuan looked at the nearly hundred remaining oddities, feeling excited.

Even if one were an ultimate existence, seeing so many oddities would probably stir envy.

"Calm down."

Lin Yuan steadied himself. Although these oddities were incredibly precious, they didn't have much practical use for him at the moment.

Lin Yuan's current life level was still too low to fully utilize these oddities.

"Take it slow."

Lin Yuan carefully integrated the eleven oddities of human civilization into his inner world.

"No problem."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly. The eleven oddities, eleven twelve-star rare treasures and weapons, were completely contained within his inner world, floating tightly.

"Send these oddities to Xia Qin, the supreme."

Lin Yuan individually placed these eleven oddities into his inner world, while the silver mirror and many other oddities remained in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Having done this, Lin Yuan's Solar Spirit detached from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Galactic Central Star.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, and a figure appeared silently before him.

It was his Solar Spirit.

"You're back?"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

"Supreme Yu Die has been waiting for me for a while." Lin Yuan's heart stirred, and his Solar Spirit left the Galactic Central Star, heading to a starry sky below.

Several days ago, one of Yu Die's avatars had appeared outside the Galactic Central Star to ensure Lin Yuan's safety.

After all, Lin Yuan was the only surviving supreme among the myriad races. Although this fact was unknown to other alien races, human civilization had to be cautious.

"Thank you, Supreme Yu Die."

Lin Yuan's Solar Spirit flew out and bowed slightly to the illusory figure in the starry sky below.

"It's nothing."

Supreme Yu Die smiled softly and said, "Shall I take you to the third key location of our human civilization? The other supremes want to meet you."

"The other supremes?" Lin Yuan's expression was slightly puzzled.

"Yes, Xia Qin and the other seven, all want to meet you." Supreme Yu Die looked at Lin Yuan.

"The other seven supremes?" Lin Yuan held his breath. If added to the one before him, that would make nine supremes of human civilization.

All nine supremes of human civilization had gathered just to meet him?

Unless it was a matter of life and death for human civilization, it was rare for all nine supremes of human civilization to gather together. Most supremes had their own affairs to attend to.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 401: The Confusion of the Nine Supremes (Subscribe)

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

In the two-dimensional world, Lin Yuan swept across the various alien races, overpowering even the Four Divine Kings and other perfect eleventh-rank legendary special beings. Even the supremes were shocked by him, aside from Supreme Xia Qin, the other supremes were also intrigued by Lin Yuan.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded.

This was the perfect opportunity to deliver the eleven oddities.

These eleven oddities were treasures obtained by Xuanyuan Duo and other evolvers of human civilization over ten thousand years, through endless hardships and even fierce battles with other supreme beings of various races. Lin Yuan taking fifty percent was already quite generous; he naturally wouldn't "embezzle" them.

For Lin Yuan, obtaining these oddities was extremely easy, built upon absolute strength.

However, for human civilization's eleventh-rank evolvers and others, especially in the later stages, acquiring oddities required competing with other supreme beings, indicating its difficulty.

"Stand behind me."

Supreme Yu Die glanced at Lin Yuan, and the surrounding space began to change.

"I can feel the distance between me and the main body expanding by billions of light-years in an instant," Lin Yuan's heart surged. The Supreme Yu Die in front of him was not her true form, but a trivial avatar.

Soon after, Lin Yuan followed Supreme Yu Die and arrived before a majestic palace.

"This is the third key location of our human civilization."

Supreme Yu Die stopped and explained with a smile.

The third key location was where the nine supremes usually gathered.

After the virtual world of human civilization was created, the third key location was rarely used. Most of the time, the supremes gathered in the virtual world, which was convenient and straightforward.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded, his expression solemn.

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

Among the hundred-plus oddities obtained in the two-dimensional world, none could surpass this palace in terms of imposing aura.

Following behind Supreme Yu Die, Lin Yuan entered the palace.

Deep within the palace.

Nine massive thrones were occupied by nine imposing figures.

After Supreme Yu Die arrived here, her figure quickly dissipated.

"I greet the nine supremes," Lin Yuan immediately bowed to show respect.

In Lin Yuan's heart, he still held great respect for the supremes because for them, protecting human civilization was purely selfless, without expecting anything in return.

For those eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh-rank evolvers of human civilization who fought tirelessly on alien battlefields, it might be considered 'duty', but they also reaped numerous rewards and benefits.

The merit point system formulated by human civilization ensured that anyone who contributed to human civilization received many rewards and benefits.

This was what made human civilization so glorious today.

However, for the supremes?

They protected human civilization, investing vast amounts of time and effort, but what could they gain in return?

Basically nothing.

"So powerful in physical strength," among the nine supremes, Supreme Gu Li gazed at Lin Yuan and said softly.

As the ultimate existence in the path of strength evolution, Supreme Gu Li's greatest strength lay in his physical power, adhering to the belief of breaking all laws with strength.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan listened obediently.

His physical body naturally surpassed that of other tenth-rank evolvers by far.

The path of martial arts evolution was inherently proficient in physical strength. Coupled with the blessing of the mysterious gourd, his physical strength exceeded the basic strength by twenty-three times. Additionally, practicing the "Mysterious Yellow Body" substantially enhanced his physical strength, along with breaking through the tenth rank and enduring the infusion of the chaos void origin.

With many factors influencing, Lin Yuan's physical body had become unbelievably powerful. Just relying on his physical body, he could probably challenge ordinary eleventh-rank evolvers.

And this was only Lin Yuan's Sun Avatar's physical body; as for his true body, it was even more powerful.

"A powerful physical body is not as good as an understanding of the rules," the Supreme of the Virtual God spoke slowly from the sideline throne.

"Hmm?" Supreme Gu Li glanced at the Supreme of the Virtual God.

The Supreme of the Virtual God controlled the avenue of space, making him the most elusive of the nine supremes in human civilization, because you couldn't even find out where his true body was.

"Without a physical body, how can there be an understanding of the rules?" Another supreme spoke, showing a kind smile to Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan," Supreme Xia Qin sat on the throne and said slowly, "We are very satisfied with your performance in the two-dimensional world."

"Thank you, Supreme," Lin Yuan immediately said.

To satisfy one or two supremes was already very difficult, but to satisfy all nine supremes? At least since the beginning of human civilization's exploration of the star sea, it had never happened.

"Supreme, here are eleven oddities."

With a slight thought, Lin Yuan presented the eleven oddities in front of him.

Among the eleven oddities, eight were raw materials for twelve-star rare treasures, and three were supreme weapons, including two attack-type supreme weapons and one defense-type supreme weapon.

"They're all good enough."

The nine supremes on the throne glanced at them and nodded slightly.

These oddities didn't have much effect on them personally, but they could at least enhance the foundation of human civilization.

Moreover, Xuanyuan Duo and other tenth-rank evolvers all died within the two-dimensional world, so these oddities were what they had searched for. Although their effects were not as great as Lin Yuan's, they still needed to make up for their losses.

"Lin Yuan, if you have any oddities that you don't need, you can exchange them for merit points at any time, and then exchange them for twelve-star rare treasures in the treasure vault of human civilization that would be helpful to you," Supreme Xia Qin reminded.

This time, only Lin Yuan successfully walked out alive from the two-dimensional world. In terms of harvest size, it must be Lin Yuan's biggest. Considering Lin Yuan's strength in sweeping the two-dimensional world, he must have obtained a batch of oddities, plus the eleven oddities he received as his share. Supreme Xia Qin estimated that Lin Yuan probably had over thirty oddities.

Supreme Xia Qin wasn't interested in the oddities Lin Yuan had. These were obtained by Lin Yuan's own strength and means, but not all oddities were useful to him.

In the treasure vault of human civilization, there were also a batch of twelve-star rare treasures, with a rich variety, and could only be exchanged for using merit points.

Lin Yuan could choose what suited him best.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Most of the nearly one hundred oddities obtained from the two-dimensional world were not useful to him. Instead of keeping them, it was better to exchange them for treasures and rarities that would benefit him.

Anyway, human civilization would definitely not let him suffer.

"I'll accept these eleven oddities," Supreme Xia Qin waved his hand, and the eleven oddities in front of Lin Yuan disappeared.

"We called you here with the intention of joining forces again to bring you to the 'shore' of the River of Time, to enhance your understanding of the rules of time, deepen your understanding of the fusion of time and space, and strive to comprehend the rules of time and space fusion sooner," Supreme Xia Qin continued.

Lin Yuan had already comprehended the rules of time, but like the rules of space, comprehending the rules of time was just understanding one aspect of it.

To finally comprehend the rules of time and space fusion, one needed to continue to comprehend the rules of time.

With the strength of Supreme Xia Qin alone, he could free Lin Yuan from the River of Time for dozens of breaths. If the nine supremes gathered their strength, Lin Yuan would naturally be freed from the River of Time for even longer.

Such assistance in Lin Yuan's comprehension of the rules of time would naturally be greater.

Of course, if the nine supremes joined forces to forcibly free the lives in the River of Time from it, they would definitely suffer backlash from the River of Time and the entire universe.

But Lin Yuan's achievements in the two-dimensional world this time were too great. Even though he had already taken eleven oddities, Supreme Xia Qin and the other supremes felt that they should make up for Lin Yuan.

As for the backlash, as long as they controlled the timing well, and considering that Lin Yuan was only a tenth-rank life, they could bear the cost.

"To the shore of the River of Time?" Lin Yuan's expression hesitated slightly.

For most lives, overlooking the entire River of Time from the shore was an unprecedented blessing.

But for Lin Yuan? He had already reached the pinnacle in his understanding of the rules of time. Even if he returned to the shore of the River of Time again, it wouldn't be of much use. After all, he was only a tenth-rank life. Even if he briefly came to the 'shore,' how much further could he see?

In terms of efficiency, it was far less than absorbing the cluster containing the comprehension of the rules of time and space fusion by the myriad of powerful beings.

Most importantly, Supreme Xia Qin estimated the difficulty of bringing Lin Yuan out of the River of Time again incorrectly.

Similar to resurrecting lives that had died in the past, the more powerful the life resurrected, the greater the backlash the supremes would endure.

Reviving a sixth-rank life versus a tenth-rank life naturally had different costs.

And bringing lives of different levels out of the River of Time to the shore also differed.

In the River of Time, countless lives manifested their sizes and weights according to their inherent nature.

Undoubtedly, the higher the essence of life, the greater its size and weight. Tenth-rank lives in the River of Time were considered small fish, while eleventh-rank lives could be considered big fish.

As for Lin Yuan? Even before falling into the two-dimensional world, his strength was already on par with an eleventh-rank life, making him a big fish.

After experiencing the two-dimensional world journey, comprehending the fusion rules of time and space, and the transformation of his inner world, even in the River of Time, Lin Yuan could be considered a behemoth.

Occupying one-tenth to one-fifth of the riverbed, it belonged to the strongest level below those perfect legendary-grade lives of the eleventh rank.

Supreme Xia Qin thought Lin Yuan was just a tenth-rank life, at most approaching the eleventh rank, so he confidently believed he could easily bring Lin Yuan to the 'shore' of the river again.

But the truth was probably different from what Supreme Xia Qin imagined.

"What's wrong?" Supreme Xia Qin noticed Lin Yuan's hesitation, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Can I exchange for a different reward, Supreme?" After some thought, Lin Yuan spoke up.

"A different reward?" Supreme Xia Qin looked at Lin Yuan, slightly puzzled.

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

What reward could be more important than furthering the comprehension of the space-time fusion rules?

"In fact, I've already comprehended the space-time fusion rules," Lin Yuan admitted frankly, thinking it better to be honest, or he wouldn't know how to refuse Supreme Xia Qin's 'kindness.'

"Comprehended the space-time fusion rules?" Supreme Xia Qin fell silent, casting a glance at the other eight supremes around him, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)