030 : The War of Soreveign.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The moment Lin Tian moved, the very fabric of the universe trembled.
He vanished—or rather, he moved so fast that even light itself failed to keep up. One moment, he stood before the Emissary. The next—his fist was inches from the warrior's chest.
The Emissary reacted instantly.
With a single motion, he unleashed his blade. The attack was not a mere sword strike—it was a severing of existence itself. The blade cut through the laws of the universe, creating a tear in reality that swallowed everything in its path.
But Lin Tian—
He simply devoured the attack.
The moment the cosmic slash reached him, his golden-black aura shifted, absorbing the very concept of the attack. The energy behind the sword strike became part of him, fueling his power instead of harming him.
The Emissary's eyes widened.
"Impossible!"
Lin Tian smirked. "You thought I'd fall for the same tricks?"
Before the Emissary could react, Lin Tian's hand shot forward—grabbing the warrior by the throat.
The universe itself shook.
The flow of Cosmic Qi trembled.
Lin Tian's grip tightened. "You don't understand what you're fighting."
He lifted the Emissary into the air.
And then—
With a simple crush, he devoured him whole.
The battle was over before it had truly begun.
The Emissary—a warrior chosen by the Sovereigns themselves—had been completely absorbed. His power, his knowledge, his understanding of this universe… all now belonged to Lin Tian.
The sky rumbled.
The Higher Universe itself reacted to what had just happened.
Lin Tian turned his gaze toward the heavens, where he knew the Sovereigns were watching. He lifted his hand, allowing the lingering cosmic energy of the defeated Emissary to swirl around him.
"You sent a messenger," Lin Tian said, his voice carrying through the cosmos itself. "And I devoured him."
His golden-black eyes burned.
"If you want me gone…"
His aura flared violently, warping the very fabric of reality.
"Then come down and face me yourselves."
The universe fell silent.
And then—
The Celestial Sovereigns answered.
The Higher Universe trembled.
Lin Tian's voice had echoed across the cosmos, a declaration of war that could not be ignored. His challenge—bold, absolute, undeniable—reached the very heart of creation, where the Celestial Sovereigns ruled over existence itself.
No one had ever dared to defy them.
Until now.
The moment his words faded, the heavens cracked.
The sky above Lin Tian shattered like glass, revealing a cosmic rift, a tear in space from which pure, unfiltered divinity surged. The pressure that followed was beyond mortal comprehension—it was not just power, it was the will of the universe itself.
Lin Tian narrowed his eyes.
They were coming.
From the celestial rift, a figure descended.
They were unlike the Emissary Lin Tian had devoured before. This was a true Sovereign.
Their body was wrapped in an ever-shifting cloak of golden stardust, their form radiating both infinite age and immeasurable power. Their very presence bent reality, making the world tremble beneath their will.
They were not here to test Lin Tian.
They were here to eliminate him.
The Sovereign's voice was calm, yet absolute.
"You have broken the balance, outsider."
They lifted their hand, and the stars moved.
Lin Tian felt it instantly—not just energy, but an absolute law of this universe shifting against him. This was not a battle of techniques or qi.
This was the fundamental fabric of reality itself turning against him.
The Sovereign closed their fingers—
And the universe attacked.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
An explosion of cosmic force erupted around Lin Tian, the very space collapsing upon him, seeking to crush him with the weight of all existence. This was not an attack—this was judgment.
Yet—
Lin Tian laughed.
The moment the attack reached him, Lin Tian's golden-black aura flared.
His body burned with an energy that did not belong to this universe. Unlike every other being in this realm, he was not bound by its rules.
He did not worship the Sovereigns.
He did not obey their laws.
He was above them.
And so—he rejected their judgment.
The cosmic explosion froze in place. The collapsing space that had sought to erase him trembled, twisted—then reversed.
Lin Tian stood in the center, untouched.
His golden-black eyes locked onto the Sovereign, his smirk widening. "Is that it?"
The Sovereign's expression did not change, but the universe itself reacted.
For the first time in countless eons—a law had been denied.
And that… was impossible.
The Sovereign moved.
One moment they stood in the sky—the next, they were in front of Lin Tian, their hand raised, fingers forming a seal of annihilation. This was not a mere technique—this was an absolute truth, a concept made real.
Lin Tian's instincts screamed at him.
This was not an attack he could block.
So he did not block it.
He devoured it.
As the Sovereign's hand struck his chest, Lin Tian's Devourer Core pulsed, and for the first time—he consumed a universal law.
SHHHHHHHH!
The Sovereign's eyes widened as their power—the law they had wielded since the dawn of time—was suddenly torn from them, rewritten into Lin Tian's existence.
Lin Tian felt it instantly.
The energy he absorbed was not just power—it was understanding, the very principles that shaped this universe.
And now—
It belonged to him.
He grinned.
"Your laws are mine now."
The Sovereign took a step back. "That… that should not be possible."
Lin Tian tilted his head. "It is now."
And then—he attacked.
Lin Tian moved faster than thought.
One instant, he was standing still—the next, he was behind the Sovereign, his fist collapsing the very space around them. His attack was not just raw force—it was a law made manifest, the very same law he had stolen from his enemy.
The Sovereign turned—too late.
Lin Tian's fist struck their core.
The celestial being screamed.
For the first time in history, a Sovereign was dying.
Their body—woven from the very fabric of the universe—began to unravel.
Their power was not returning to the cosmos.
It was becoming part of Lin Tian.
He devoured them completely.
The moment it happened, the universe reacted violently. The very stars pulsed in agony, as if mourning the loss of one of their rulers. The heavens shook, and in the depths of the Celestial Dominion—
The remaining Sovereigns finally moved.
Far above, in the highest realm of this universe, the Celestial Thrones trembled.
The nine Sovereigns, beings who had ruled undisputed for countless ages, stared in disbelief.
One of their own—gone.
Consumed.
And in his place, Lin Tian stood, stronger than before.
The Sovereign of Starlight clenched his fists. "He is no longer just an anomaly."
The Sovereign of the Abyss narrowed his eyes. "He is a threat."
The Supreme Sovereign, the ruler of them all, rose from his throne. His presence alone shook the cosmos, his gaze piercing through the infinite void to where Lin Tian stood.
"Prepare the armies." His voice was calm, but absolute.
"The Devourer must be erased."
And as the Sovereigns declared war—
Lin Tian simply smiled.
Let them come.
He would devour them all.
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